Mysuru, April 26 -- Ten tourists from Mysuru, who were visiting Kashmir, returned home safely. They arrived in Bengaluru from Srinagar by flight on Thursday at 12.30 pm, and later that night, travelled to Mysuru by KSRTC bus.

Minister Santosh Lad played a key role in facilitating the safe return of several tourists, including those from Mysuru, to Karnataka.

Three families from Mysuru had embarked on a Kashmir trip on Apr. 17, with plans to return by Apr. 28. The group included Assistant Postmaster and a resident of Srirampura S. Vallish, his wife K.R. Sunitha, son Poornachandra Vallish, daughter S. Asha, her husband Hirish and their son Aditya Dixit; Vallish's friend J. Prasad, his wife Lakshmi Prasad and their children Aditya Kashyap ...