BSF opens fire on Pakistani drone along IB in Jammu

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday opened fire on a suspected Pakistani surveillance drone after it tried to enterprise into the Indian territory on the International Border right here, officers mentioned.

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The drone was noticed by the alert BSF personnel in Arnia sector on the outskirts of Jammu round 4:25 am, on Friday, July 2, 2021, they mentioned.

The officers mentioned the suspected drone returned to the Pakistani facet when the border guards fired half a dozen rounds to carry it down.

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“Alert BSF troops fired at a small quadcopter belonging to Pakistan today (Friday) morning as it was trying to cross the International Border (IB) in the Arnia sector. Due to this firing, it returned immediately,” a BSF spokesperson mentioned.

He mentioned it was meant for finishing up surveillance of the realm.

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High alert

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are on excessive alert following the Sunday’s drone assault on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station right here.

Two explosives-laden drones crashed into the IAF station at Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, maybe the primary time that suspected Pakistan-based terrorists have used unmanned aerial autos in an assault, officers mentioned.

Drones have been noticed hovering over important Army installations in totally different areas of Jammu throughout evening hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as nicely.

While the Army mentioned it thwarted a drone exercise on its brigade headquarters at Kaluchak and Ratnuchak in the course of the intervening evening of Sunday-Monday, it neither confirmed nor denied the motion of drones over its army stations at Sunjwan, Miran Sahib, Kaluchak and Ratnuchak in the course of the subsequent days.