By PTI
NEW DELHI: A drone that was shot down by the Border Security Force alongside the India-Pakistan worldwide border in Punjab final 12 months had taken flight and had ‘footprints’ in China and Pakistan, a BSF spokesperson mentioned on Wednesday quoting a forensic evaluation report.
The quadcopter was downed on December 25, 2022 close to the Rajatal border put up in Punjab’s Amritsar district.
A forensic evaluation of the drone discovered that it flew in Fengxian district in Shanghai, China on 11.06.2022 and later it was flown from 24.09.2022 to 25.12.2022 for 28 instances “within” Khanewal district of Punjab in Pakistan, the spokesperson mentioned.
An FIR on the criminal activity of the drone and its taking pictures on the Indian aspect was filed by the Border Security Force (BSF) with the Amritsar district police final 12 months, he mentioned.
The BSF, that’s tasked to protect the India-Pakistan border, has arrange a forensic evaluation laboratory for drones at a camp within the nationwide capital the place it culls out knowledge from the chips of the seized drones and research its flight path and different scientific particulars.
A complete of twenty-two drones or unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) coming throughout from Pakistan have been shot down by the BSF final 12 months.
All these downings came about alongside the worldwide border in Punjab.
While one drone every was shot down in Punjab and Jammu throughout your entire 2020 and 2021, six have been introduced down or seized by the drive until February 20 this 12 months.
Out of the six drones caught throughout 2023, 4 captures have been made in Punjab and the remaining in Rajasthan.
According to official knowledge, the drone sightings alongside the two,289 km lengthy India-Pakistan worldwide border operating alongside Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat have elevated from 77 sightings in 2020 to 104 in 2021 and greater than 311 sightings throughout final 12 months.
Almost 75 per cent of those sightings have been made in Punjab the place drones have been majorly utilized by the opposite aspect to push in and drop medication and arms.
The BSF has earlier mentioned numerous the drones shot or recovered have been made in China.
NEW DELHI: A drone that was shot down by the Border Security Force alongside the India-Pakistan worldwide border in Punjab final 12 months had taken flight and had ‘footprints’ in China and Pakistan, a BSF spokesperson mentioned on Wednesday quoting a forensic evaluation report.
The quadcopter was downed on December 25, 2022 close to the Rajatal border put up in Punjab’s Amritsar district.
A forensic evaluation of the drone discovered that it flew in Fengxian district in Shanghai, China on 11.06.2022 and later it was flown from 24.09.2022 to 25.12.2022 for 28 instances “within” Khanewal district of Punjab in Pakistan, the spokesperson mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
An FIR on the criminal activity of the drone and its taking pictures on the Indian aspect was filed by the Border Security Force (BSF) with the Amritsar district police final 12 months, he mentioned.
The BSF, that’s tasked to protect the India-Pakistan border, has arrange a forensic evaluation laboratory for drones at a camp within the nationwide capital the place it culls out knowledge from the chips of the seized drones and research its flight path and different scientific particulars.
A complete of twenty-two drones or unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) coming throughout from Pakistan have been shot down by the BSF final 12 months.
All these downings came about alongside the worldwide border in Punjab.
While one drone every was shot down in Punjab and Jammu throughout your entire 2020 and 2021, six have been introduced down or seized by the drive until February 20 this 12 months.
Out of the six drones caught throughout 2023, 4 captures have been made in Punjab and the remaining in Rajasthan.
According to official knowledge, the drone sightings alongside the two,289 km lengthy India-Pakistan worldwide border operating alongside Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat have elevated from 77 sightings in 2020 to 104 in 2021 and greater than 311 sightings throughout final 12 months.
Almost 75 per cent of those sightings have been made in Punjab the place drones have been majorly utilized by the opposite aspect to push in and drop medication and arms.
The BSF has earlier mentioned numerous the drones shot or recovered have been made in China.
