Punjab police protocol officer Arun Mahal said all the prisoners crossed over to India on Friday night through the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah border through the Emergency Travel Certificate issued by the Indian High Commission based at Islamabad.
Despite his huge role in the release of these fisherfolk from Pakistan's jail, Jatin Desai, a Mumbai-based journalist, prefers to give such occasions a miss.
Of the total 654 fishermen caught in the sea by the Pakistan security agencies, 631 had completed their prison terms by April this year and their nationalities were also verified.