BSF shoots down Pakistani drone near Punjab border

Heightened activities of drones from the Pakistan side have been witnessed along the border. Over the past fortnight, several such incidents which came to light have alarmed security personnel

Gurdaspur:The Border Security Forces (BSF) on Friday intercepted a drone infiltrating from Pakistan in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector, officials said.

"A drone entering from the Pakistan side has been intercepted (by fire) by alert BSF troops in Gurdaspur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pakistan. Search operation underway," BSF Punjab Frontier tweeted. Drug smuggling activities are continuing unabated through drones by Pakistan inside the Indian border for quite some time. Currently, a search operation is on in the area in search of the drone. Sources said further details are awaited.

Earlier, a Pakistan drone entered the village of Dhanoy Kalan on the Attari border of Amritsar late on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, two packets of heroin were recovered by the soldiers of Battalion 22 while patrolling. About 2 kg of heroin and 170 grams of opium were contained in the packet. The recovered consignment is said to be worth around Rs 14 crore. Officials said that when the movement of the drone was felt, the jawans opened fire and the drone crashed.

On April 26, BSF personnel heard the sound of a drone in the Amritsar sector and opened fire at it immediately. The next day morning, it was detected in the border post of Rajatal in the Amritsar sector. The farmer spotted the drone while working in the field and immediately informed the BSF officials.

Earlier, last week, the Amritsar Rural Police and BSF also recovered 2 kg of heroin and a drone from Bachiwind village in the border area of Amritsar. A few days ago, another drone, said to be made in China, was recovered in Mahwa village of Amritsar. Last month, the BSF recovered a drone at Bachiwind village along the India-Pakistan border. Cops recovered heroin during the search operation from it. During the search operation, three packets of 3.2 kg heroin, an iron ring, and a shiny strip were recovered.

Heightened activities of drones from the Pakistan side have been witnessed along the border. Over the past fortnight, several such incidents which came to light have alarmed security personnel