The paramilitary force is tasked to guard the two sensitive and important borders with its neighbours.
According to the BSF officials, the drone had entered Indian territory in the area falling near village Dhanoe Kalan in Amritsar sector at around 1.15 a.m.
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During the flag meeting of the BSF and Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB), the Bangladeshi national was handed over to the BGB in a goodwill gesture.
Singh was also briefed about the BSF deployment in Machil sector and also interacted with troops and appreciated their professionalism, steely resolve to maintain the sanctity of the LoC.
The drone was found by the farmer early on March 19 in a field just 300 metres away from the international border, the officials said.
The Punjab Frontier officials said that the troopers heard the humming sound of a flying object during the early hours and the object was fired upon.
This expedition also aims to forge positive visibility of women, so as to encourage young girls and women across the country in stepping up for take on major roles in shaping the future of the nation as well as to join the ranks of BSF.
The BSF personnel found that a small bag (green coloured) was attached to the drone which contained four packets in yellow wrapping and one small packet in black colour wrapping was recovered. It is suspected to be contraband.
"In an unfortunate incident, 5 BSF troops were injured on 06.03.2022 due to fratricide committed by Ct Satteppa S K at HQ 144 Bn Khasa, Amritsar. Ct Satteppa S K was also injured in the incident," the BSF officials here.
This comes 10 days after police recovered a huge consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot, The Resistance Front, by a drone in the same area in R S Pura sector.
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The boat is equipped with medical oxygen cylinders, a drip system, emergency medicines, a doctor, paramedical staff and stretchers.
The BSF is presently deployed in insurgency-hit Malkangiri and Koraput districts of Odisha and Kanker, Narayanpur and Kondagoan districts in the neighbouring state.
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