BSF opens fire after drone spotted in Arnia sector in Jammu

Days after drone attack on Indian Air Force Station in Jammu, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday opened fire on a suspected Pakistani drone that tried to enter the Indian territory on the International Border.

The drone was spotted by the BSF personnel which have been on alert. It was spotted in the Arnia sector on the outskirts of Jammu around 4:25 am.

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The suspected drone then returned to the Pakistani side when the border guards opened fire to bring it down. The forces fired over half a dozen rounds.

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A BSF spokesperson said that alert BSF troops fired at a small quadcopter belonging to Pakistan on Friday morning. He said that it was trying to cross the International Border (IB) in the Arnia sector.

The spokesperson also said that it was trying to carry out surveillance of the area. The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert following Pakistan's drone attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station.

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Two explosives-laden drones crashed into the IAF station in the early hours of Sunday. It was the first time that suspected Pakistan-based terrorists used unmanned aerial vehicles for an attack.

Likewise, the drones were spotted hovering over the vital Army installations during the night hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

The Army stated that it thwarted a drone activity at Kaluchak and Ratnuchak during the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. However, it was neither confirmed nor denied the movement of drones over its military stations at Sunjwan, Miran Sahib, Kaluchak, and Ratnuchak during the subsequent days.

-PTC News