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BSF Opens Fire On Suspected Pak Drone Near LoC In J-K’s Poonch

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  • Officials said that a warning was sent out and the whole area was put under strict lockdown.
  • The police in Jammu and Kashmir offered a Rs 3 lakh prize for information about a drone that was flown from across the border to drop drugs and weapons.

Border Security Force members shot several rounds to shoot down what they thought was a Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Officials say that alert border guards in Khanetar garrison saw the drone movement from the other side of the border around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

They said that more than thirty shots were fired at the drone to shoot it down.

Officials said that a warning was sent out and the whole area was put under strict lockdown. They also said that a huge search operation began this morning to clean up the area.

The police in Jammu and Kashmir offered a Rs 3 lakh prize for information about a drone that was flown from across the border to drop drugs and weapons. This information led to the recovery of the items.

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