China-made drone shot down by the BSF near Indo-Pak border in Amritsar

In the early hours of Sunday, the Border Security Force in the Amritsar sector near the International Border shot down a China-made drone that had entered the Indian airspace from across the border.

“On February 26 at about 2.11 am, BSF troops deployed at the border heard a buzzing sound of a suspected drone entering from Pakistan into Indian territory in the area near Shahjada village of Amritsar district…As per the laid down drill, troops acted to intercept the drone by firing at it. The whole area was cordoned and the police and concerned sister agencies were alerted about the incident,” detailed a BSF official.

The BSF troops discovered a black-coloured drone in the region that they later identified as a partially damaged Chinese-made DJI Matrice.
A thorough probe of the area is being conducted to see if the drone dropped any illegal items, the officer further informed.

The BSF, this month itself, has had many incidents wherein personnel shot down aerial drones and subsequently recovered ammunition, narcotics and arms.