Surjeet Singh crosses over to India after 31 yrs in Pak jail

After spending 31 years in Pakistani jail, Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh today walked free and crossed over to his home country to an emotional renunion with his family.

69-year-old Singh, who released from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail this morning, crossed to the Indian side at Wagah border where he was welcomed with garlands and red shawls by his family and villagers, after completing official procedures on the Pakistan side of the border.

–PTi