Jammu, May 29 (PTI): Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, police on Sunday shot down a Pakistani drone carrying seven magnetic bombs and as many UBGL grenades in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said the drone was shot down by a police party in Talli Hariya Chak area of Rajbagh shortly after it crossed over to the Indian side from across the International Border. This is the third Pakistani drone with a payload of arms and ammunition being shot down by the forces in Jammu sector since June 2020. Singh said a police search party picked up the movement of the drone in the morning and fired at it. The bomb disposal squad, called to inspect its payload, found seven magnetic bombs and an equal number of grenades compatible with Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGL) attached to it. He said police search parties were being regularly sent to the area because of the frequent drone activity fro
A police search party picked up the movement of the drone at the border in Talli Hariya Chak area in the morning and fired at it, a senior police official said
According to J&K Police, a drone carrying explosives from Pakistan was shot down in the early hours of Sunday in Kathua district s Hariya Chak village, which is part of the Hiranagar sector
Chinese language written on batteries Major threat to Shri Amarnath yatra averted Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 29: Police today averted major threat to annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji, beginning June 30, when it shot down a Pakistani drone near the International Border in Rajbagh area of Kathua district and recovered seven magnetic bombs from it besides other explosive material. Recovery of magnetic bombs sent from Pakistan by the militants came just days after the Union Home Ministry issued an […]