Border Security Force personnel shot down a drone that entered India from the Pakistani side along the international border in Punjab's Gurdaspur early Friday morning.
After spotting the drone, the BSF troops shot it down at 4:35 am on Friday.
Reportedly, the drone was carrying a consignment from Pakistan.
“Brave jawans of BSF heard a drone coming from Pakistan side. As soon as it entered India, jawans fired 17 rounds of bullets at it. One of the blades of the drone was damaged. Entire area is being searched. The drone will be analysed," said Prabhakar Joshi, BSF DIG, Gurdaspur.
Following the incident, a massive search operation has been launched in the entire area.
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