New Delhi: A drone was spotted over the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, police said. Information was received that a drone has been seen over the CM's residence at the Civil Lines area, a senior police officer said. The official said that an investigation into the matter is underway.
Earlier in the month, Border Security Force personnel intercepted a Pakistani drone near Bhariyal village of Punjab's Gurdaspur district, officials said. The drone spotted at the Bhariyal village post of the BSF, was observed flying inside Indian territory for five minutes before it was intercepted with illumination bombs.
"The drone kept flying inside the Indian border for 5 minutes, during which 3 rounds of firing were done by BSF and an Ilu bomb was also fired, after which the drone flew back to Pakistan," BSF said.
In a similar incident, BSF personnel intercepted a Pakistani drone near the Dhanoe Kalan in the Amritsar district of the State and recovered packets of narcotics, an official statement said on April 16. The incident took place on April 15 at around 8.22 pm when the BSF troops heard the buzzing sound of the suspected flying object (drone) entering from Pakistan into Indian territory.
Earlier, Security forces tracked and shot down a drone after it crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Beri Pattan area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri. Five loaded AK magazines, some cash and a sealed packet were recovered from the drone, added the PRO. BSF is mandated to guard the 3,323 km India-Pakistan International Border. (With agency Inputs)
