Lashkar Role Suspected In Jammu Drone Attack: Police

Jammu drone attack: DGP Dilbagh Singh said the police recovered a ready-made IED that had come from Pakistan with the help of a drone, on the same night.

On the night of the drone attack at Jammu air base, the Jammu and Kashmir police had recovered a ready-made improvised explosive device (IED) that had come from Pakistan, with the help of a drone, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Friday. The DGP said that the police suspect terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)'s involvement in the attack on the Jammu air base. "During the investigation, it'll be seen if drones were operated from across the border or somewhere near the border. There are indications that the LeT is behind this as it has executed dozens of such activities earlier, including weapon and IED dropping," he said. "On the same night (of attack at Jammu air base), we recovered a ready-made IED that had come from Pakistan with the help of a drone. During questioning and probe, it was found that LeT had planned to target such an installation. We are probing the other aspects," Mr Singh added.