27 drones detected in Jammu this yr: BSF

JAMMU : As many as 27 Pakistani drones have been detected along the 192-km India-pakistan border in the Jammu region this year, even as attempts to fuel insurgency, especially through smuggling of arms and ammunition via unmanned aerial vehicles, have been thwarted, a top Border Security Force (BSF) officer said on Wednesday.

“The border population is being made aware of drone operations carried out by Pakistan,” BSF’S Jammu frontier inspector general DK Boora said during the BSF’S 58th Raising Day celebrations.

Boora said Pakistan has been attempting to vitiate the atmosphere in the region by using drones. “... The threat of Pakistani drones has been resolved to a great extent with the help of intelligence agencies, police, and the local population,” he said, adding that Pakistani drones have also been detected regularly in neighbouring Punjab.

“They are either shot down or the BSF recover the arms and ammunition they carry. This shows we are alive to the threat. Next year, I feel, we will be able to completely tackle the problem,” he said.