Gurdaspur (Punjab): The surveillance drone ARPA of the Indian Air Force crashed into the field of village Malo Gil in Punjab's Gurdaspur due to a technical failure on Tuesday. Soon after the crash, the BSF jawans handed over this drone to the Air Force.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, a BSF official said, "After losing contact, the Air Force team started looking for the drone. The search started in the area of loss of contact and the surrounding area. After a search operation of 1.5 hours, the drone was found dropped in village Malo Gil."
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Initially, the movement of the helicopter in the sky of Malo Gil village created panic among the natives, but later a group of local natives along with the Air Force reached the spot to search the drone. Currently, the Air Force has taken possession of the drone.
