As per the BSF, the troops, with a quick reflex, following the protocol, promptly tracked the movement of the drone. The alertness and swift action of BSF troops on duty led to the successful recovery of yet another drone launched from across the border.
The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted smuggling attempts at the India-Bangladesh border, seizing gold biscuits worth Rs 2 crore and arresting two individuals involved in the act.
The apprehended Pakistani person was handed over to Police Station Khalra for further investigation about his motive and plans.
BSF and Punjab Police personnel recovered a drone and a packet of heroin weighing 519 grams from a field in Amritsar district's Mode village.
The incident of mob violence occurred just hours after two police commandos were killed in the border town of Moreh.
The move was made to enable the BSF to perform its duties more efficiently and foil any infiltration bid from across the border during the foggy weather conditions.
An investigation into the incident is underway, he added. The BSF is extensively deployed in Kanker district, which falls in Bastar region, for anti-Naxal operations.
The BSF informed the local police after the incident and handed over the bodies to them. The smugglers are yet to be identified.
At the border-guarding force's Chhawla camp in southwest Delhi, BSF Director General Nitin Agrawal took the salute during the ceremonial procession and paid respects at the martyr's memorial.
Two BSF personnel were killed and 13 others were injured in the attack, which took place on August 5, 2015, on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
According to the BSF officials, the drone was intercepted near Tindi Wala village in Ferozepur district. There have been several instances of BSF-recovered drones, used by drug smugglers, that have come from across the Pakistan border in Punjab.
The BSF shared a video of the operation captured using a night-vision drone camera. Some of the cattle can also be seen moving around, scared from all the commotion near them in the video.
Pakistan once again carried out unprovoked ceasefire violation which killed a BSF personnel in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. BSF Special Director General PV Ramasastry said that the Force is giving befitting reply to Pakistan which is resorting to "mischievous acts".
The firing, which targeted Border Outposts in the district, marks the third ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) on the Jammu frontier in the span of 24 days.
BSF Constable Tradesman Result has been released by the Border Security Force (BSF). Check roll number-wise constable tradesman result in PDF along with cut-off marks at the official website, bsf.gov.in.
Pakistan Rangers had resorted to second unprovoked ceasefire violation within 10 days in the RS Pura Sector of Jammu and Kashmir injuring a BSF personnel and a civilian. The BSF gave a befitting reply to the Pakistanis in the gun-battle which lasted for nearly seven hours.
This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistan within 10 days. Two BSF jawans had sustained injuries in the previous firing incident. After the Pakistani Rangers started an unprovoked firing and shelling in the Arnia and RS Pura sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, the BSF retaliated with an iron fist.
Pakistan had resorted to ceasefire violation on Tuesday in which two BSF jawans were injured in the RS Pura Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The forces have lodged a strong protest over the incident with the Pakistan Rangers.
Two BSF jawans were injured after Pakistan violated ceasefire and opened fire in the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
On October 2 during late evening hours, forward-deployed BSF troops intercepted the movement of a drone. On closer inspection, 2.7 kg narcotics were found to be attached to the Quadcopter (Model - DJI Matrice 300 RTK) drone.
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