Jammu and Kashmir Police shot down a drone carrying a 5 kg improvised explosive device (IED) material in “ready to use” condition near the International Border at Gurah Pattan, in Akhnoor sector of Jammu, early Friday, the police said. According to ADGP Singh, a UT police team laid ambush following inputs that the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad was to drop a payload through a drone near Akhnoor. Around 1 am, the team sighted a drone and opened fire when it came down to drop the payload, Singh said. This is the second drone carrying weapons shot shot down by police in Jammu region since last year — in June last year, a similar flying machine carrying weapons was brought down in Kathua’s Hiranagar. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said frequency of drone activity has increased in the Kathua and Akhnoor sector over the last eight months.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2021 20:47 UTC