‘6 drones shot down at Punjab border in a month’

AMRITSAR: Border Security Force (BSF)’S additional director general (Adg-western Command) PV Rama Sastry on Wednesday said in one month, six drones had been shot down by security personnel on the Punjab border.

The ADG was addressing the media at the BSF’S Khasa headquarters as a precursor to the force’s 58th Raising Day parade scheduled at Amritsar’s Guru Nanak Dev University on December 4.

While replying to a media query regarding the movement of drones at the Punjab border, being used for smuggling of arms, ammunition, explosives and drugs, the ADG said, “Drone has become a challenge, but we have been giving an effective response. Recently, two drones were shot down in a single day. Similarly, last month six drones were brought down.”

He also said BSF was also tracking down gangs involved in smuggling with the analysis of the recovered drones.

According to BSF, 16 drones have been shot down at the Punjab border in 2022.

One more drone seized in Tarn Taran village TARN TARAN: Two days after two drones were gunned down by the BSF in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, another drone was recovered by the police in Tarn Taran’s Wan Tara Singh village on Wednesday. The drone, which was damaged, fell in a field after being hit by a bullet of the BSF troopers on Monday night. DSP, Bhikhiwind, Preetinder Singh said the drone was recovered from a field during a search on Wednesday.

shows we are alive to the threat. Next year, I feel, we will be able to completely tackle the problem,” he said.