Suspicious drone activity was seen in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening in areas adjacent to the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC). According to security forces, these drones entered Indian territory from Pakistan, hovered for a few minutes and then returned. After the presence of the drone, the army and other security agencies launched a massive search operation.
Army opened fire as soon as drone was seen in Nowshera sector
Drone activity was seen over Gania-Kalsian village near LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district at around 6:35 pm. According to officials, as soon as the army personnel saw the drone, they opened fire with machine guns.
Drones in Terayath and Kalakot areas also
At the same time, another drone was reported sighted in Khabbar village of Teryath area of ​​Rajouri district. This drone came from the direction of Dharamsal village of Kalakot and moved further towards Bharakh. The drone had a blinking light, which helped in identifying it.
Drone kept hovering for several minutes in Ramgarh sector of Samba
At around 7:15 pm, a drone-like flying device kept hovering for several minutes over Chak Babral village in Ramgarh sector of Samba district. After this he returned back towards Pakistan.
Suspicious drone activity was observed by security forces in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LOC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. According to sources, the Army also opened fire in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu.… pic.twitter.com/WgMB0Mae21
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Suspicious activity in Mankot sector of Poonch also
Another drone-like object was seen going from Tain towards Topa near LoC in Mankot sector of Poonch district at around 6:25 pm. Here also blinking lights were seen in the drone.
Recently a cache of weapons was dropped by drone
It is noteworthy that earlier on Friday night, security forces had recovered a cache of weapons dropped through a drone in Palaura village of Ghagwal area of ​​Samba district. According to officials, this drone also came from Pakistan. The recovered material included two pistols, three magazines, 16 cartridges and a grenade.
Security agencies on alert
In view of the continuous drone activities, security agencies are on high alert. Search operations have been intensified in the areas adjacent to the border and every possibility of possible drone drop or infiltration is being investigated.
