Amritsar (Punjab), June 8: BSF on Wednesday shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in the Amritsar sector, a spokesperson of the force said. A search operation was then conducted in the area, and the broken drone was confiscated.
"On Wednesday, at 9:10 pm, deployed troops of BSF heard a mild buzzing sound of a suspected drone near Bhaini Rajputana village of Amritsar district. As per the laid down drill, BSF troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone," the official statement stated.
"Meanwhile, the depth-deployed Police naka party also joined the BSF party, and a joint search was launched in the area. During the search, a drone in broken condition was recovered from the farming field adjacent to Rajatal - Bharopal - Daoke Tri - junction, on the outskirts of Bhaini Rajputana," it added.
The recovered drone is a DJI Matrice 300RTK series quadcopter.
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- ANI