The body of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh was brought here onboard a special Air India aircraft from Lahore, where he died following a murderous assault in a jail.
It was a grim end to the battle waged by his family to secure his release after he had spent over two decades in Pakistani jails as the plane landed at Rajasansi Airport where political leaders, including Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur, were present to receive the body.
The body is to be taken to Government Hospital for autopsy and would be handed over to the family at village Bikhiwind for a State funeral on Friday.
The Punjab Government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 1 crore for the family of Sarabjit and declared a three-day state mourning.