BSF opens fire at suspected Pakistani drone along IB in Jammu
India Today
The Border Security Force opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border in Jammu on Saturday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) here on Saturday, officials said as a massive search operation was launched to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by it.
A BSF spokesperson said alert troops of the force fired at the suspected flying object when it entered the general area of Arnia around 4.10 am.
“The humming sound of a suspected drone was heard in the morning at 4:10 am by alert troops of the BSF in the general area of Arnia. The troops fired towards the direction of the sound,” the spokesperson said.
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He said the area was cordoned off with the help of police, and a joint search operation was underway.
The officials said BSF troops fired around 18 rounds within a span of 10 minutes after picking up the movement of the drone.
This comes 10 days after police recovered a huge consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot, The Resistance Front, by a drone in the same area in RS Pura sector.
