Punjab: Just two days after a similar occurrence was reported in the area, the Border Security Force in Punjab’s Amritsar district shot down another drone that had entered from Pakistan as part of its ongoing crackdown on terrorist operations. According to the officials, the military shot at the drone after spotting it sneaking into Indian territory close to Chaharpur hamlet. This prevented another attempt at smuggling.
The troops stationed at the border reported hearing a buzzing sound in the vicinity of Chaharpur in Amritsar, which they believed to be the sound of an intruding drone from Pakistan. The military fired in an attempt to stop the alleged drone, which was hit by the bullet and brought to the ground. Police and other concerned organisations were promptly notified, and the area was immediately roped off.
Additionally, the BSF discovered one partially damaged Hexacopter in an agricultural area on its side of the border fence, close to Chaharpur Village, along with a suspected item wrapped in white polythene.
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BSF DIG, Gurdaspur congratulated the BSF troops who brought down a Hexacopter
The BSF troops who brought down a Hexacopter and a suspected object with a white polyethene cover affixed in a farming field on the Indian side of the IB fencing were congratulated by Prabhakar Joshi, BSF DIG, Gurdaspur.
On November 26, the BSF destroyed a Pakistani drone near the international border between the two countries in Amritsar, Punjab. The BSF stopped an attempted incursion that day after spotting two intruders close to the border in Pathankot, Punjab. Two Pakistani intruders were tracked by the BSF soldiers.
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A thermal camera that was positioned there recorded the movement of the Pakistani attackers
Notably, compared to 2021, there has been a surge in the smuggling of Pakistani drones into Indian territory. This year at the border, some 230 drones have been seen, up from 104 in 2021. In terms of 2020, 77 drones were spotted around the LoC and the Indo-Pak border.
Between the year 2020 and October of this year, at least 297 drones were sighted in Punjab. Suspicious drone activity was also noted in Gujarat, Jammu, Punjab, and Rajasthan. These drones are used by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to transport drugs and weapons.
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