Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a Made-in-China arms laden drone from Pakistan which tried to enter Indian territory.
It was a hexacopter that carried with it a sophisticated rifle and grenades.
Around 5.10 am, a BSF patrol saw a Pakistani drone trying to fly inside Kathua area in Hiranagar and subsequently it was shot down.
Inspector General, BSF, Jammu Frontier N S Jamwal said, ” the BSF has shot down a drone from Pakistan near Kathua and recovered among others M4 US-made semi-automatic rifle with 60 rounds in it, two magazines and seven Chinese M67 grenades.
The six copter drone weighed around 17.5 kilograms and the consignment weighed around 5 to 6 kilograms”.
He also said that Pakistan has adopted a similar modus operandi before and it was an attempt to deliver arms and ammunition to someone here on this side .
The delivery was for some Ali Bhai as the payload was carrying his name, he also said