Security alert after drone spotted along IB in Jammu

Jammu | Monday | 30th November, 2020

Summary:

The police said the drone was spotted on the Indian side of the International Border in the Arnia Sector in the RS Pura area on Saturday evening.

"The BSF troops fired at the drone after which it withdrew to the Pakistan side," the police said.

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The police said the drone was spotted on the Indian side of the International Border in the Arnia Sector in the RS Pura area on Saturday evening.

"The BSF troops fired at the drone after which it withdrew to the Pakistan side," the police said.

Alert security forces deployed on the International Border (IB) with Pakistan spotted a drone in Jammu district and fired to force it to return to the neighbouring country,

Drones have been used in recent times by militants and their handlers to drop weapons etc on the Indian side of the International Border.

After shooting down a drone that carried a huge consignment of weapons two months ago, the security forces are maintaining extra vigil against unmanned aerial vehicles along the International Border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

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