Indian Army troops fired multiple shots at a Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, according to a PTI report.
The drone, which had briefly entered Indian territory late Sunday night, swiftly retreated to the Pakistani side after being fired upon by Indian forces, the officials said according to the PTI report.
The incident occurred in the Nar Mankote area of Mendhar, where Indian troops detected the movement of the hostile drone and responded by firing at least three rounds to deter its advance.
Returned back to Pakistani territory
Following the engagement, the drone retreated across the border into Pakistani territory, prompting Indian forces to conduct a search operation in the vicinity.
This development comes in the wake of the Jammu and Kashmir police offering a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh for information leading to the interception of drones used for smuggling narcotics, arms, or explosives from across the border.