Suspected Pakistan drones seen hovering over areas along LoC, IB; search ops launched in three J&K districts

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Security forces picked up question of suspected drones successful respective guardant areas on the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) successful Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir connected Sunday (January 11, 2025) evening, officials said.

All the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and returned aft hovering implicit Indian territory for fewer minutes, they said.

According to officials, information forces person launched a hunt cognition connected the crushed aft noticing the suspected drone enactment successful the guardant areas.

Army troops guarding the Nowshera assemblage on the LoC successful Rajouri, fired from mean and airy instrumentality guns connected observing drone question implicit Gania-Kalsian colony astir 6.35 pm, they said.

Another drone was spotted astatine Khabbar colony successful Teryath, Rajouri district, astatine 6.35 p.m. The flying object, with a blinking light, came from the absorption of Dharmsal colony successful Kalakote and moved further towards Bharakh, officials said.

A drone-like entity with blinking airy was besides seen hovering for respective minutes implicit Chak Babral colony successful Ramgarh assemblage of Samba astir 7.15 pm, they said.

Another drone-like entity was seen moving from the absorption of Tain towards Topa successful Mankote sector, located on the LoC, successful Poonch territory astatine 6.25 p.m.

On Friday night, information forces recovered an arms consignment, allegedly dropped by a drone that originated successful Pakistan, successful Paloora colony of Ghagwal adjacent the IB successful Samba district. The betterment included 2 pistols, 3 magazines, 16 rounds and a grenade, they added.

Published - January 12, 2026 03:22 americium IST

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