'The daughter of India'
Her purported family lives in Bihar province, in the east of India and over 1,000 miles from Pakistan. But several other families also claim she is their relative, so she will now undergo a DNA test.
"Geeta has just landed in Delhi," Vikas Swarup, a spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, told CNN on Monday. "The DNA test will happen today. Results will take a few days."
Earlier, Swarup said her nationality was not in question, and her repatriation was not dependent on finding her family.
"Geeta's Indian nationality has already been verified. ... Our bringing her back to India is not dependent on whether or not we discover her parents," he said. "She is the daughter of India."
Modi paid respect to the Edhi family on Twitter.
"I don't think any amount of words are enough to thank the Edhi family for taking care of Geeta. They are apostles of kindness & compassion," the Prime Minister tweeted. He announced a donation of 10,000,000 rupees (about $154,000) to the Edhi Foundation.
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