Alert as drones spotted along Indo-Pak border in Punjab

The Indian security personnel on Thursday having witnessed drone movements had opened fire but by then the UAVs returned back to Pakistan. It was BSF's '10th Batallion Team' that had monitored the drone activity.

Amritsar (Punjab): An aerial drone activity has been witnessed by the Indian Armed forces along the line of control (LOC) along the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab. Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were earlier spotted flying dozens of times along the line of control with Pakistan. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had issued a high alert regarding drone attacks along the border in the last few days, post four major incidents having taken place in the last 40 days.

The Indian security personnel on Thursday having witnessed drone movements had opened fire but by then the UAVs returned back to Pakistan. It was BSF's '10th Batallion Team' that had monitored the drone activity.

Recently, the Punjab DGP while briefing about the blast at Ajnala Petrol Pump had held the neighbouring country responsible for the drone activities along the borders, saying that efforts are being made for a long time to destabilise the environment in the state. There were also incidents reported of arms and ammunition being dropped using drones.

No official has confirmed the matter yet, but the area is being probed by the security personnel and investigative agencies. A strict investigation is also being done to prevent any untoward incidents.