Pak Drone Spotted Near Border In Punjab, Border Force Open Fire

The drone was spotted near Pakistan Border at around 5 am, in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

A Pakistani drone was spotted near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur early Monday morning. The drone flew back towards the Pakistani side as the alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) fired several rounds at it, reported news agency ANI.

The drone was spotted near the International Border at around 5 am, in the area of BSF's Rosa Post BOP 89 Bn in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

A search operation by the BSF and the police is underway.

This was the third such incident in recent times. Incidents of drones being sighted in Punjab, coming from the Pakistan side, has seen a significant rise this year as compared to the Jammu sector.