BSF and Punjab Police personnel during the search.
Jagran correspondent, Gurdaspur. Security agencies were alerted after drone activity was spotted in Kalanaur border area of Gurdaspur district late Saturday night. The soldiers of BOP Chandu Wadala of 27 battalion under BSF sector Gurdaspur felt the sound and activity of drones towards the Indian border amidst deep fog.
Based on this information, on Sunday morning, a joint team of BSF and Police Station Kalanaur started a detailed search operation in the area. Jatinderpal Singh, in-charge of Police Station Kalanaur, along with BSF jawans conducted a thorough search of the fields, residential areas and camps of Gujjars adjacent to Chandu Wadala.
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Security forces conducted a search operation for several hours in the fields, bushes and possible drop points. Despite this, no suspicious objects, narcotics, weapons or drone parts were recovered till Sunday afternoon.
The sound of drone was heard at night
Officials say that due to fog and night, the sound of the drone was clearly heard, but its direction and height could not be accurately estimated. In such cases, smugglers often take advantage of the fog and try to drop narcotics or other material through drones on the border. That is why a strict search operation was conducted at the incident site and surrounding areas.
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Suspicious object not found in search
SHO Jatinderpal Singh said that during the search operation, every person was examined closely, but no suspicious object was found. He said that security agencies are keeping a close watch on every activity in the border area and villagers are also being made aware to immediately report any suspicious activity.
BSF officials said that drone activity on the border has increased for some time, hence patrolling and surveillance is being further strengthened. Instructions have been given to maintain extra vigilance in the area so that any kind of smuggling or security risk can be prevented.
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