The body of Rambhai K Vala would be flown to Mumbai from Karachi and handed over to officials from Fisheries Department of Gujarat government, officials said.
P L Darbar, Commissioner of Fisheries, said, "Our team and family members of the deceased are leaving for Mumbai today. They will receive it and take it to Tad village in Una Taluka of Junagadh district (Vala's native place)."
Vala, apprehended in November 2011, died in Karachi on May 28, and till now there was uncertainty about when and how the body would be brought back.