UAV event in Punjab, Gurdaspur area, India on Fri 14th October 2022

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops shot down a drone that entered India in Gurdaspur sector in Gurdaspur District of Punjab from the Pakistan side on the International Border (IB) in the early hours on October 14, reports The Tribune. A senior BSF officer said that the drone was spotted at 4.35 am by BSF troops on patrolling duty. They immediately opened fire and it was shot down. According to the BSF official, a massive search operation has been launched in the area to determine whether the drone has dropped any consignment in the area. Pertinent to mention, in the past nine months, Security Forces (SFs) have observed the illegal entry of 191 drones into Indian territory from neighbouring Pakistan, raising major concerns in terms of internal security in the country. Of the 191 drones observed, 171 entered into Indian territory through the India-Pakistan border along the Punjab sector while 20 were seen in the Jammu sector, a document accessed by the ANI (Asian News International) mentions.