Via PTI
CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.
BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.
Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.
A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.
BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.
The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.
CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.
BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.
Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.
A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.
BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.
The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.