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Drone spotted near India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur: BSF

BSF said that the drone returned to the Pakistan side of the border after officers fired to bring it down.

Drone spotted near India-Pak border in Punjab Image Source : PTI/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGEDrone spotted near India-Pak border in Punjab

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday spotted a drone near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur area, news agency ANI reported. The drone was observed at 12:30 am on an intervening night of December 20, a senior BSF officer told the agency.

BSF officer spotted the drone and shot at it, firing 5 rounds. Following this, the drone returned to the Pakistan side of the border.

"BSF personnel fired 5 rounds after the patrolling team heard a humming sound but it managed to return to Pakistan territory," officer said.

A search operation is underway in the area. 

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