131 rounds of AK-47, five magazines and Rs 2 lakh in cash have been recovered. The search operations are currently under progress, said Defence spokesman Lt Colonel Devender Anand.
131 rounds of AK-47, five magazines and Rs 2 lakh in cash have been recovered (SNS)
A Pakistani drone carrying currency and AK-47 ammunition into Indian territory was on Thursday shot down by the security forces along the Line of Control (LOC) in Rajouri district.
A massive search operation has been launched in the forest area to track down the terrorists for whom the consignment had been flown by Pakistan backed terror handlers.
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Suspicious movement of an aerial object was noticed in Beri Patan and Siot areas of Sunderbani along the LoC last night after which the drone was brought down.
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Giving details of the incident, defence spokesman Lt Colonel Devender Anand said: “On the intervening night of 12-13 April, the alert troops of Indian Army in coordination with J&K Police recovered a drone crossing the Line of Control from Pakistan into Indian territory in Beri Pattan area of Sunderbani sector, District Rajouri.”
He said that 131 rounds of AK-47, five magazines and Rs 2 lakh in cash have been recovered. The search operations are currently under progress, he added.
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