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BSF pushes back suspected Pak drone near IB in Ramgarh sector

By, Jammu
Apr 02, 2023 01:09 AM IST

“A blinking light was observed around 12.15am on the international border in the night in general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it was forced to return. The area is being searched thoroughly,” said a senior BSF officer.

Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) fired at a Pak drone along the Indo-Pak international border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, said officials.

In October last year, the Indian Army deployed aqua jammers on the Line of Control to check Pak drones. (AFP)
In October last year, the Indian Army deployed aqua jammers on the Line of Control to check Pak drones. (AFP)

“A blinking light was observed around 12.15am on the international border in the night in general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it was forced to return. The area is being searched thoroughly,” said a senior BSF officer.

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The incident comes close on the heels of a powerful IED blast near a border police post in Sanyal of adjoining Hiranagar sector of Kathua district late on Wednesday.

The blast that took place barely four kilometers from the zero line on the IB in Hiranagar sector, around 9.30pm, was heard in four to five villages along the border. On Thursday, security forces, during searches, also recovered a live grenade near the police post.

Official sources confided to HT that the possibility of the drone dropping the payload can’t be ruled out.

There was no loss of life or injuries to anyone in the blast.

On June 27, 2021, India had woken up to a new security challenge when two explosives-laden drones from Pakistan had crashed into the Air Force Station at Jammu airport in the early hours that left two IAF personnel injured.

Two Indian Air Force personnel were injured in the explosions that took place around 1.40 am within six minutes of each other. The first blast had ripped off the roof of a single-storey building at the high security technical area of the airport manned by the IAF in Satwari area of the city. The second one was on the ground.

The attack on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu, the first-ever offensive use of drones to target an Indian military facility had set alarm bells ringing in the south block.

In October last year, the Indian Army deployed aqua jammers on the Line of Control to check Pak drones.

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