Yellow light spotted in Jammu’s Kanachak days after ammunition dropped by drone; search operation underway
Two days after an AK-47 rifle, a 9-mm pistol with {a magazine} and 15 rounds have been dropped by a Pakistani drone in the Samba sector of Jammu, a yellow-coloured light was spotted by a civilian in Jammu’s Kanachak, following which a joint operation was launched which is at the moment underway, knowledgeable a Border Security Force (BSF) official on Sunday.
“A yellow coloured light was spotted by a civilian in Kanachak, Jammu who informed concerned agencies, during the search operation. Nothing suspicious has been found. A joint operation is on,” the official mentioned.
According to the official, the civilian instructed the cops that it was a drone after which a search operation was initiated.
Earlier, on Friday, the BSF had recovered an AK-47 rifle, a 9-mm pistol with {a magazine} and 15 rounds dropped by a Pakistani drone in the Samba sector of Jammu, knowledgeable officers.
“On specific information of BSF regarding the crossing of arms/ammunition through drone from Samba border area. As per input, BSF troops carried out a search operation in the general area of the Samba sector on May 14,” learn a BSF assertion.
It additional mentioned, “At about 11.30 am, BSF troops recovered a wrapped item with a yellow colour polythene bag in a field. After taking all precautionary measures, troops opened the wrapped packet and found an AK-47, a pistol, a magazine, 15 rounds of 9 mm, a wooden frame (used to attach the payload with drone) and the wrapping material. The site was around 250 metre from the international border inside the Indian Territory.”
“The efforts of alert BSF troops deployed in the multi-tiered grid have as soon as once more resulted in neutralizing the designs of Pakistan ANEs actions with deep connivance of Pakistan Rangers.
This is similar space the place a tunnel was detected on Nov 22, 2020 and a Pakistani intruder was killed on May 5, 2021. In this connection, on June 20, 2020, BSF troops neutralized a Pak Hexacopter in Samba/Kathua space and recovered an enormous amount of arms/ammunition and explosives,” it added.
IG BSF Jammu NS Jamwal had congratulated the alert BSF troops for this large achievement which once more foiled the nefarious motive of Pakistan and had mentioned that BSF is ever alert and vigilant on International Border 24×7 to thwart away the nefarious designs of Pakistan.
(With ANI inputs)
