Punjab: BSF intercepts Pakistani drone in Tarn Taran

According to officials, Border Security Force (BSF) troops intercepted a Pakistani drone that had violated Indian airspace in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district in the early hours of Wednesday. An BSF Punjab Frontier revealed that “On June 28, 2023 at around 1:09 am, BSF intercepted the movement of a suspected drone near Village Mehdipur, District Tarn […]

by Reena Choudhary - June 28, 2023, 6:33 pm

According to officials, Border Security Force (BSF) troops intercepted a Pakistani drone that had violated Indian airspace in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district in the early hours of Wednesday.

An BSF Punjab Frontier revealed that “On June 28, 2023 at around 1:09 am, BSF intercepted the movement of a suspected drone near Village Mehdipur, District Tarn Taran. As per the laid down drill, BSF troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone.”

“A joint search operation was carried out with Punjab Police on Wednesday morning after which at about 1:25 pm, a drone in broken condition was recovered from a farming field adjacent to the village Bhura Kohna,” the BSF stated. The recovered drone is a Hexacopter.