'Bajrangi Bhaijaan's' Geeta to reach India on Oct 26

October 15, 2015 18:22

Geeta, a deaf-mute Indian woman who entered Pakistani territory 13 years ago by mistake, will return to India on October 26.

Officials in New Delhi confirmed that Geeta had found her family and will be flown home.

Announcing the good news, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, "We have located her family. She will be handed over to them only after the DNA test."

According to reports, Geeta has identified her father, step-mother and siblings from a photograph sent to her by the Indian high commission in Islamabad. The family reportedly lives in Bihar.

Geeta, now 21, was found by Pakistan Rangers 13 years ago, sitting alone on the Samjhauta Express in Lahore that had come across the Wagah border.

The story of Geeta became more famous as it was similar with the one depicted in Salman Khan blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

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