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10 Aug

Pakistani drone, 3 kg heroin seized near International Border in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday seized three kg of heroin worth Rs 15 crore in a drone near the India-Pakistan border in Anupgarh district of Rajasthan, officials said. After finding the drone, the BSF along with the police started a search operation in the entire area. The BSF officials said: "The drone was found in one Kaluram Nayak's field near 30 APD village of Anupgarh. The farmer reported the incident to police after seeing the drone in the field at 4.15 a.m. on Saturday. Soon after, the team reached the spot and recovered three…

13 May

Army fires at Pakistani drone in J&K, forces it to withdraw

Jammu, May 12, The Army on Saturday opened fire at a Pakistani drone after it hovered over Indian territory in J&K's Rajouri district, driving it off, officials said. "Troops opened fire on a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. However, the drone returned to the Pakistan side after briefly hovering over the Indian territory," an official said. The drone activity and subsequent firing of a few rounds by the army were reported from the Keri sector of Rajouri. "A thorough search of the area was conducted but nothing suspicious was…

12 Jun

Toy drone lands in Central Jail of Amritsar

Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) A toy drone landed on the premises of the Central Jail in Amritsar early Monday, putting the police on high alert. The paramilitary forces and central jail staff were put on alert and a search operation launched. Suspecting an attack by gangsters or terrorists, the Punjab Police have been on alert. Preliminary police investigation indicated the toy drone, operated by two children, went out of control and fell inside the jail. In another incident, the Border Security Force (BSF) said it recovered a completely broken Pakistani drone in Shaidpur Kalan village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone…

02 Apr

BSF troops fire at suspected Pakistani drone in J&K’s Samba

Jammu, April 1 (IANS) Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at a suspected Pakistani drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Saturday. A BSF spokesman said that a blinking light of a "suspected" drone was observed around 12.15 a.m. on the international border in Ramnagar area of Samba district. "Alert troops fired towards the blinking light after which the drone was forced to return," a BSF spokesman said. The spokesman added that over two dozen rounds were fired at the drone but it managed to return to the Pakistan side of the border. A massive search operation is going…