Geeta rides metro after meeting CM

Updated - October 28, 2015 07:49 am IST

Published - October 28, 2015 12:00 am IST - NEW DELHI:

Geeta visits the Metro museum in Delhi on Tuesday. —photo: Special arrangement

Geeta visits the Metro museum in Delhi on Tuesday. —photo: Special arrangement

A day after she returned from Pakistan, Geeta took a ride on the Delhi Metro on Tuesday.

She also visited the Metro Museum at Patel Chowk and was amused to see the techniques of tunnel boring for the underground stretches.

The 23-year-old was accompanied by members of the Edhi Foundation, which took care of the deaf and mute girl during her time in the neighbouring country.

During the tour, she wore a constant smile and waved at the commuters who greeted her as she spent about an hour on the Delhi Metro network. She travelled from the Civil Lines station to Patel Chowk station after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence earlier on Tuesday morning.

At the Patel Chowk station, she was taken around the Metro Museum that houses several exhibits related to the construction and operations of the metro network.

“She was briefed about the museum with the help of an interpreter. She was very fascinated,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson.

DMRC MD Mangu Singh was also present to take her on a tour. Geeta, who also met President Pranab Mukherjee, was accompanied by officials of the Delhi government.

Nearly 15 years after inadvertently crossing the border into the neighbouring country, Geeta returned to India on Monday to an emotional welcome.

She was received by senior officials of the External Affairs Ministry and the Pakistan High Commission on her arrival from Karachi.

She met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj after landing here.

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