BSF spots Pakistan drone in Punjab's Dera Baba Nanak

Border Security Force (BSF) jawans spotted another drone in close proximity near the India-Pakistan border at Dera Baba Nanak of Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Thursday, according to sources in the paramilitary force.

The BSF sources said the drone was observed between 8.30 pm and 8.40 pm on September 17 across the International Border (IB) fence. "The drone returned soon after the BSF troops deployed at the border fired more than two rounds of bullets targeting the object," sources said. Also read | Punjab Cabinet okays rules to promote, develop MSMEs Soon after the incident, a senior BSF official said that an alert was issued and a search operation was conducted near the Dera Baba Nanak (DBN) check post in Gurdaspur district. The flying object had a blinking red and yellow light and was seen flying over at a height of approximately 400 metre above the ground, said the officer, adding "It was spotted by the BSF troops for a few seconds". The officer stated that the drone intrusion bid foiled by BSF troops was indicative of alertness and swift retaliatory action by the force on a drone intrusion from the Pakistan side. In the beginning of August, two drone-like objects were spotted by a few locals near the International Border in the Hiranagar sector in Kathua district and the Ramgarh sector in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Also read | Swiggy, Zomato to pay GST on restaurant service supplied through them: FM On July 29, suspected drones were spotted at three different places in the Jammu division-- one near the International Border in Samba, the second near ITBP camp in Ghagwal in Samba district and the third drone activity was seen near an Army Camp in Bari Brahmana area of Samba district. -PTC News