Know all about airdropping weapons in India via drones
ABP News Bureau
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25 Sep 2019 10:32 PM (IST)
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China-made drones, capable of carrying a 10 kg payload each, made at least eight sorties this month to drop weapons, counterfeit currency and communications equipment across the heavily-guarded international border in once-militant hotbed Punjab, an intelligence official said on Wednesday.
The weapons belonged to Pakistan-based Khalistani terror groups. The sorties, first of their kind in the state, were made between September 9 and 16, said the official associated the state's counter-intelligence wing, which is investigating the incident.
Terrorist Akashdeep Singh, who has been arrested in this connection, has confessed that he was in touch with Pakistan-based terrorist Ranjeet Singh Neeta on the arms drops, said the official, requesting anonymity.
Police have also recovered a drone, the last one, that crashed in the Indian territory. It was fitted with high-end technology and GPS.
Three days ago, in a major crackdown on terror, the police busted a module of the revived Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), the Pakistan-backed, Germany-based militant group that was conspiring to unleash a series of terrorist strikes in Punjab and adjoining states, especially Jammu and Kashmir.
The weapons belonged to Pakistan-based Khalistani terror groups. The sorties, first of their kind in the state, were made between September 9 and 16, said the official associated the state's counter-intelligence wing, which is investigating the incident.
Terrorist Akashdeep Singh, who has been arrested in this connection, has confessed that he was in touch with Pakistan-based terrorist Ranjeet Singh Neeta on the arms drops, said the official, requesting anonymity.
Police have also recovered a drone, the last one, that crashed in the Indian territory. It was fitted with high-end technology and GPS.
Three days ago, in a major crackdown on terror, the police busted a module of the revived Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), the Pakistan-backed, Germany-based militant group that was conspiring to unleash a series of terrorist strikes in Punjab and adjoining states, especially Jammu and Kashmir.