In a third incident this week, once again suspected Pakistani drones were spotted near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, triggering the Indian Army to launch a security operation and neutralise unmanned border incursions.
In yet another security concern for the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region, the Indian Army on Thursday opened fire after spotting some suspected Pakistani drones in the Degwar area of Poonch near the Line of Control (LoC). This is the third time in this week that security forces intercepted drones at the western border.
According to reports, at least 15 drones have been spotted between January 11 to 15, near the LoC.
The Pakistani drones were spotted in the Digwar area of Poonch district. The security forces were immediately placed on a high alert to prevent any potential threat after some Pakistani drones were spotted.
On January 11 and 13, drone movement was spotted in Rajouri in Samba and Mendhar regions. Considering Thursday’s (today) incident, at least 15 drones have been spotted or intercepted by the forces along the LoC.
The intensity of the unmanned incursions have witnessed a surge as India’s Republic Day nears.
Meanwhile, the security forces are at the highest alert to foil infiltration attempts by the terrorists, from across the western border.
These fresh drone sightings have come as Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that the Indian Army on Tuesday strongly raised with Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) about sightings of Pakistani drones along the border areas in the Jammu Sector in the last three days.
Defence sources said that the Indian Army implemented counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) measures after drones were spotted along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Sunday, troops guarding the Nowshera sector fired medium and light machine guns after observing drone activity over Gania-Kalsian village.
On the same day, drone movements were also detected over Khabbar village in Teryath, Kalakote in Rajouri, Tain-Topa in the Mankote area of Poonch district, and Chak Babral village in the Ramgarh sector of Samba. However, those flying objects returned within a few minutes.