Jammu Drone Attack: Top Cop Says Probe Points To Pak Ordnance Unit's Role

DIG Dilbag Singh said drones have not only been used to drop arms, but also to send money to maintain the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir.

Drones have added a new dimension to security threats from terror groups and investigation into the attack on the Jammu IAF station last month show the involvement of "non-state actors" supported by state actors such as the ordnance factory of Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said today. He also pointed out that in the past, drones from across the border have been used to drop currency, arms and ammunition inside Indian territory and with the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in terror activities, more efforts are required to see to it that this new and emerging threat is neutralised effectively. "Drones have come recently, say in September last year. First, that came as a big surprise, but we were able to gear up our resources to counter that threat. I am happy to report that in cases of use of drones carrying weapons and narcotics and other explosives... our security grid, intelligence grid of police and security agencies, was very effective in taking countermeasures," the DGP said in an interview to PTI. "We were able to intercept around 32 sorties out of roughly 40 sorties which were made," he said.