Punjab

Two Pakistani drones were shot down by Border Security Force along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, thus foiling a smuggling bid in Amritsar, BSF said late Friday.

"On May 19 at about 8:55 pm, Border Security Force troops deployed in-depth area, heard the buzzing sound of a suspected drone, in the area near village Udhar Dhariwal in District Amritsar. As per the laid down drill, the troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone by firing," said a statement from the BSF.

During the initial search of the area, BSF troops recovered a black-coloured drone in partially broken condition from the farming fields.

Regarding the second incident, BSF troops shot down a drone from Pakistan in the Amritsar sector and foiled a smuggling bid.

During the search of the area, BSF troops recovered a drone along with a consignment containing 2 packets of suspected Narcotics, attached to the drone, by means of an iron ring, it said.

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The gross weight of the recovered consignment of suspected heroin is approximately 2.6 Kg.