May 21, 2022 06:06 (IST)
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BSF Jammu and Kashmir: BSF fires at drone in Arnia sector
Jammu: Alert troops of Border Security Force on Saturday fired a few rounds at a drone spotted close to an international border in Arnia sector here.
BSF spokesman, DIG, SPS Sandhu said that in the morning, the alert BSF troops observed a blinking light and immediately fired at it in Arnia area.
"It resulted in the Pakistani flying object returning," he said, adding that a combined search operation with BSF and police is being carried out in area.
Earlier in May 7, a drone was spotted in Arnia sector. Additional Director General, BSF, Western Command, Chandigarh, P V Rama Sastry on May 10 also visited the forward areas of the International Border and the Line of Control to review the security situation.
(With UNI inputs)
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