The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday shot down another Pakistani drone near the international border here in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, which was used from across the border to supply arms and ammunition.
The hexacopter drone was shot down and recovered along with contraband items by the alert BSF troops at about 12.55 a.m. from the area near Metla village in the Gurdaspur district. One AK-47 rifle, two magazines, and 40 live cartridges were also recovered from a farming field in a deep area near Nabi Nagar village in Gurdaspur.
“On 10 March, 2023, at about 12:55 p.m. Border Security Force troops deployed at the border heard the buzzing sound of a suspected flying object (drone) entering from Pakistan into Indian Territory in the area near Metla village in Gurdaspur district,” the BSF said.
As per the laid-down drill, troops endeavored to intercept the drone by firing, it further said. “At daybreak, the whole area was cordoned off, in which the police also participated.”
During the relentless search, the BSF said its troops could find and recover one drone (a hexacopter) along with one AK-47, two magazines, and 40 rounds of live ammunition from a farming field in a deep area near Nabi Nagar village in Gurdaspur.
