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Several drones have been sighted over Jammu skies since Sunday’s attack on the heavily guarded Indian Air Force station that was suspected to have been perpetrated through such unmanned aerial vehicles, leaving police experts worried about the “ease” with which they were being deployed.
Adding to the intrigue is the fact that the security agencies are still at a loss over whether the drones are flying in from across the border or are being operated through remote control by people on the Indian side of the Line of Control.
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Officials said drones had been spotted at various locations from Monday to Wednesday. The army has officially confirmed only two sightings over the Kaluchak and Ratnuchak cantonment areas in the small hours of Monday. They are to the south and north of the IAF station that was targeted in Sunday night’s explosion that caused damage to a building and injured two personnel.
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More than half a dozen drone activities have been reported in the past few days, including in Miran Sahib, since the attack on the air force station in Jammu on Saturday.
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Armed forces personnel reported that they spotted flying objects around sensitive installations in Kaluchak and Kunjwani areas of Jammu on Wednesday too. The fresh activity was around 4:40 am, near Goswami Enclave in Kaluchak, and around 4:52 am, near the IAF signal station in Kunjwani. More than half a dozen drone activities have been reported in the past few days, including in Miran Sahib, since the attack on the air force station in Jammu on Saturday.
High alert in Jammu after 3 drones spotted again, search Op underway
Security forces have launched a search operation in some areas of Jammu after the suspected movement of drones were spotted again on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. According to locals, they claim to spot 3 suspected drone movements by civilians and nearby people. This the fourth time that drones movement have been spotted.
Police and Army officials are verifying the information and local administration is scanning the whole area.
âAfter the suspected movement, searches have been launched in the area and teams of security forces are on job to trace the drone,â officials said.
UPDATED: June 30, 2021 09:18 IST
In what was the first instance of Pakistan-based terrorists deploying drones to strike vital installations, two bombs were dropped at the IAF station in Jammu on June 27. (File Photo)
Security personnel spotted drones at three separate places in Jammu for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.
Sources told India Today that drones were seen hovering over Miran Sahib, Kaluchak and Kunjwani areas of Jammu in the wee hours of Wednesday.
“Today, from around 4.40 am, one unidentified flying object/drone was seen hovering over Kaluchak. At 4.52 am, another flying object/drone was seen near the Air Force station signal in Kunjwani area of Jammu,” sources told India Today.