Judith D’Souza, an Indian who was kidnapped in Kabul in June, returned to India on Saturday. Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced that D’Souza had been rescued and would return soon. D’Souza was working with the Aga Khan Foundation when she was abducted on June 9. She was scheduled to return to her home in Kolkata the same week.

She was kidnapped by gunmen while she was on her way to visit a friend place. Her driver and her bodyguard were let off by the kidnappers. Investigators interrogated the driver and the bodyguard who led them to D’Souza, The Hindu had reported. She was abducted for ransom and not by the Taliban, as was initially believed.

D’Souza’s family had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and help locate the aid worker. Modi had then requested Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to expedite efforts to secure her release.