Suspicious Pakistani drone seized near international border

The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized a suspicious drone near the international border, suspected to be Pakistani. According to a report by Sandesh (Desh), a suspicious drone was seen flying over FDP 57 and 58 of the BOP Lalafamkima area late on Thursday night, 12 November, by the 101st Battalion of the BSF. The drone had flashing blue and red lights.

ADS Nandpur was informed about this on Thursday night at approximately 00:07, although ADS reported that no drone activity was observed there. Subsequently, the BSF commenced a search operation in the BOP Lalafamkima area on Saturday morning at around 07:30. During the search operation, a DJI Matrice 300 drone was found in the fields at approximately 08:30, situated about 700-800 metres inside the international border.

The seized drone was sent to the Frontier Headquarters located in Paloura at 9:00 in the morning for further investigation. Security agencies are currently investigating where the drone was flown from, which route it took to reach here, and what its purpose was. The incident occurred near Chak Miya village, located close to the India-Pakistan international border. Security forces are monitoring border areas to prevent infiltration and smuggling of weapons or illegal goods.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has been performing the responsibility of protecting India's international borders. This force was operational to prevent infiltration and maintain security on the border.