Pak’s spy drone shot down along LoC in Akhnoor

JAMMU;

The Indian Army, on Friday, shot down a spy drone of Pakistan that was found hovering near vital military installations along the LoC in Khour sector of Akhnoor sub division in Jammu district, said officials.

“The Chinese UAV with a memory card was spotted hovering close to military assets. The troops acted swiftly and brought it down,” said a senior officer.

Security officials say the drone was specifically being used to monitor Indian Army deployments, bunkers, and other sensitive locations close to the border. Troops engaged the drone as soon as it entered Indian airspace and brought it down.

“Following the operation, troops recovered the drone along with a 64 GB Lexar microSDXC (V30, A2, 1066x) memory card. Preliminary examination of the recovered memory card revealed footage of sensitive Indian Army locations along the Line of Control (LoC), raising concerns over cross-border surveillance attempts,” said an official

“A 64 GB Lexar memory card was recovered from the downed drone. During preliminary examination, it was found that the memory card contained footage of Army locations along the Line of Control (LoC),” he added.

The security agencies have sent the drone and memory chip to the forensic experts for a detailed investigation.