Ninety eight people hailing from Haryana returned from Iraq on Thursday and landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi. They were brought back on a special flight of Iraqi Airways.
Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi P.K Mahapatra received them at the Airport and also extended warm welcome to them on their safe arrival to India.
On their arrival, 86 of them were sent to their homes through the buses of Haryana Roadways whereas 12 others went on their own.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had urged Sushma Swaraj, Union Minister for External Affairs to take urgent steps to ensure safety of the Indians, including those hailing from Haryana, who have been either stranded or made hostages in the strife-torn Iraq, and he had offered all kind of assistance required in getting them evacuated.
The State had also set up a control room to function round-the-clock to gather information about those hailing from Haryana but stranded in Iraq.