Chandigarh: Border Security Force troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officials said.
BSF personnel at the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds after they noticed the drone coming from the Pakistani side around 4:30 am, an official of the border guarding force said.
Illuminating bombs were also used to increase visibility as it was still dark, he official, adding that the drone was shot down immediately after it entered Indian territory.
