Clad in a dark suit and a maroon striped shirt, Haneef, looking relaxed after being absolved of terror charges in Australia, landed at the Bangalore airport at around 2130 hours and was warmly received by his father-in-law Ishtiaque Ahmed and brother.
A huge contingent of mediapersons, police personnel laid a siege around Haneef who reached accompanied by his cousin Imran Siddiqui who had gone to Australia to help him in his legal case and lawyer Peter Ruso.
Earlier in a reportedly paid interview with Australian Channel Nine Network, the Indian doctor, when asked whether he was a terrorist, said,