JAMMU: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said its troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border here, forcing it to retreat.<\/p>\n
A massive search operation is underway to ensure no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone, a BSF spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“A blinking light (of a suspected drone) was observed around 12:15 am (Saturday) on the IB in the night in the general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it (drone) was forced to return,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said the area was being searched thoroughly.<\/p>\n
Official sources said over two dozen rounds were fired by the BSF in Arnia sector to bring down the suspected drone but it managed to return to the Pakistani side.<\/p>\n
A vast area was cordoned off by the BSF and a search operation was underway when the last reports were received, they said. This is the second such incident in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n
The BSF had fired at a Pakistani drone at the Chamliyal border post in Samba district on March 22, preventing it from flying into India.<\/p>\n
According to security officials, Pakistan-based terror groups use drones to smuggle arms and narcotics into Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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