Punjab: BSF opens fire after drone spotted near India-Pakistan border in Gurdaspur
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday night spotted a suspected Pakistani drone near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur.
According to information received, the drone was coming from the Pakistan side of the Kasowal border outpost in Gurdaspur. The BSF personnel spotted the drone and opened fire at it, firing 5 rounds.
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Likewise, the drone returned to the Pakistan side of the border.
Meanwhile, the BSF personnel and security agencies started search operations in the area to see if the drone has dropped any objectionable items or weapons.
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Last week, the Border Security Force (BSF) had intercepted and downed a Pakistani hexacopter (drone) flying at a low height in Ferozpur near the international border.
According to BSF, the drone was made in China and entered the Indian territory from the Pakistan side.
Senior BSF officers reached the spot and started search operations in the area, said an official. BSF said that an alert BSF patrolling team of border outpost in Amarkot heard a humming sound at around 11.10 pm.
The drone that was a hexacopter was flying low and it was detected and captured at a distance of approximately 300 metres from the International Border and 150 metres from the Border Security fence.
-PTC News
