BSF spots ‘Made in China’ drone along India-Pak border, shoots it down

A senior BSF officer said that personnel on night patrolling near the international border heard a humming sound during the early hours on Friday, according to ANI.

Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday spotted a ‘Made in China’ drone along the India-Pakistan border near Dhanoe Kalan village of Amritsar Sector and shot it down. A senior BSF officer said that personnel on night patrolling near the international border heard a humming sound during the early hours on Friday, according to ANI.

"Personnel illuminated the area by firing para bombs to aim at the object and fired several shots towards it," he said. During the morning hours, an extensive search operation was launched and a quadcopter was recovered in the fields near IB.

Today at about 1:15 am, BSF troops shot down a Quadcopter, “Made in China”, Model-DJI Matrice - 300” near Dhanoe Kalan, Amritsar sector. They had heard buzzing sound of a suspected flying object/drone entering from Pakistan into Indian territory in the area. pic.twitter.com/k4y7vuEA5Q

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2022