Jammu: Border Security Force personnel fired several rounds to shoot down a suspected Pakistani drone along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, officials said on Wednesday.
Officials said that around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night, alert board guards at Khanetar Garrison detected drone activity from across the border.
He said that the soldiers fired more than three dozen rounds at the drone to bring it down.
Officials said that an alert has been issued and the entire area has been cordoned off. He said that a massive search operation was launched this morning to clean the area.
Jammu and Kashmir Police had announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh for information about drones flown from across the border with the aim of dropping weapons and narcotics, which led to the recovery of the material.
Officials said that around 11.30 pm on Tuesday night, alert board guards at Khanetar Garrison detected drone activity from across the border.
He said that the soldiers fired more than three dozen rounds at the drone to bring it down.
Officials said that an alert has been issued and the entire area has been cordoned off. He said that a massive search operation was launched this morning to clean the area.
Jammu and Kashmir Police had announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh for information about drones flown from across the border with the aim of dropping weapons and narcotics, which led to the recovery of the material.
