Accidentally she crossed border and entered into Pakistan when she was 7-8 year old. Since then, she has been living in Pakistan. Geeta was adopted by Karachi-based Edhi Foundation’s Bilquees Edhi. After a gap of 10 years, Geeta returned to India.
Patnaik through his sculpture thanked both Indian and Pakistan governments for the co-operation in bring back to her to India safely. He mentioned flags of two nations with Geeta’s sand sculpture. He welcomed Geeta to India through his art at Puri beach.