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Security forces detected movement of suspected drones in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on January 11 evening.
Sources said all the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and they returned after hovering over Indian territory for a few minutes.
Security forces also launched a search operation on the ground after noticing the suspected drone activity in the forward areas, PTI quoted officials.
A drone was noticed in the Nowshera sector along the LoC in Rajouri. The Army troops fired from medium and light machine guns on observing drone movement over Gania-Kalsian village around 6:35 pm.
Another drone was noticed at Khabbar village in Teryath in Rajouri district at 6.35 pm. A drone-like object with blinking light was also seen hovering for several minutes over Chak Babral village in Ramgarh sector of Samba around 7:15 pm, the report said..
Another drone-like object was seen moving from the direction of Tain towards Topa in Mankote sector, located along the LoC, in Poonch district at 6:25 pm, the report added.
Sources said all the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and they returned after hovering over Indian territory for a few minutes.
Security forces also launched a search operation on the ground after noticing the suspected drone activity in the forward areas, PTI quoted officials.
A drone was noticed in the Nowshera sector along the LoC in Rajouri. The Army troops fired from medium and light machine guns on observing drone movement over Gania-Kalsian village around 6:35 pm.
Another drone was noticed at Khabbar village in Teryath in Rajouri district at 6.35 pm. A drone-like object with blinking light was also seen hovering for several minutes over Chak Babral village in Ramgarh sector of Samba around 7:15 pm, the report said..
Another drone-like object was seen moving from the direction of Tain towards Topa in Mankote sector, located along the LoC, in Poonch district at 6:25 pm, the report added.
