BSF shoots down Pak drone in Tarn Taran sector

Chandigarh, July 8 The Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone that had intruded into Indian airspace in the Tarn Taran sector on Friday night. The BSF detected the movement of a drone near Pallopati village around 9...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:20 PM Jul 09, 2023 IST

Chandigarh, July 8

The Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone that had intruded into Indian airspace in the Tarn Taran sector on Friday night.

The BSF detected the movement of a drone near Pallopati village around 9 pm on Friday. As per the drill, troops immediately tried to intercept the drone, a BSF officer said.

During a thorough search of the area on Saturday morning, BSF troops found a drone from the fields adjacent to Rajoke village in the same sector. The recovered drone is a DJI Matrice 350 RTK series quadcopter, he added.