Terrorist conspiracy foiled in J&K: Police shot down a 5kg IED-equipped drone in Akhnoor; 2 Lashkar terrorists killed in Sopore

A drone was shot down by the police in Kanachak of Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Friday. 5 kg IED has been recovered from it. This drone had penetrated 6 kilometers inside the Indian border. In this way a big conspiracy to attack through drones has been foiled.

Jammu Zone IG Mukesh Singh told in the press conference that the drone was sighted at 1 pm. The IED brought from it was in almost ready condition. It had GPS on it. It had to be delivered to a terrorist. However, the receiver is yet to be traced.

Drone parts made in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
He told that the drone is of 17 kg. Its parts are made in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The drone of this series was found in Kathua. So far, 16 AK-47 rifles, 34 pistols, 15 grenades, IEDs and currency worth Rs.

IG said that preparations are going on for August 15. Security is being increased. All preparations are in place to prevent possible drone attacks. The news of Jaish conspiracy has been received. Work is in progress on the inputs received.

In recent days, several drones have been seen one after the other in Jammu and Kashmir. Last month (June 27) two drone blasts were carried out at Jammu Air Force Station. In this attack, the roof of the Air Force station was damaged and two soldiers were injured. Two IEDs were dropped inside the airbase through drones. The damage was not much. This was the first attack of its kind. The blast happened close to the Indian aircraft. This place is at a distance of 14 kilometers from the International Border.

Explosives and weapons recovered from the slain terrorists
Security forces killed two terrorists in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore. Both were associated with Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. One of them has been identified as Fayaz War. He was accused in several cases of murder. A huge quantity of ammunition was recovered from the terrorists.

Drones were seen in Jammu for 3 consecutive days in June
26 June: A drone attack was carried out on the Jammu Air Force station on the night of 26 June. In this attack, the roof of the Air Force Station was damaged by the explosion and two jawans were injured.
June 27: The drone was sighted at the Kaluchak Military Base in Jammu at night. The security forces opened fire on it, but it had disappeared in the dark.
28 June: Suspected drone was sighted late on 28 June near Sunjwan Military Station in Jammu. Some media reports said that the drone was also seen in Kunjwani and Kaluchak areas.

What is the opinion of experts on drone strikes?

Range up to 100 kms, kill measures as soon as you see it
Former Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Ravikant Sharma believes that the use of drones in terrorist attacks is worrying. The biggest problem in the case of drones is that due to the small and low flight, they are not caught by the radar. It can be seen when you get very close. This is the reason why the SOP of ‘shoot to kill’ is adopted in the case of drones. For this America and Israel use missiles.

He told that we are also fully capable of stopping drone attacks. The range of a drone can be from 5 to 100 km. It depends on the payload of the drone. From the fragments of the drone, it is known in 24 hours how much range it was and from where it would have taken off.