When Shamsuddin returned home after 28 years, it took time for emotions to burst out. And when they did, there was no stopping. As tears rolled down his weather-beaten cheeks, the years of torture, torment and suffering melted away.

Shamsuddin returned to his home in Kanpur, late on Sunday night, after spending 28 years in Pakistan, where he was later jailed on charges of espionage.