Punjab Police canceled the leaves of all its employees and has sounded a high alert as well in Punjab.
The drone weighs nearly 10 kg and is capable of transporting 4 kg in single sortie| Photo: India Today
HIGHLIGHTS
- Punjab Police cancelled leaves of all its personnel on Wednesday
- A high alert was also sounded in Punjab after Pakistan drones dropped weapons in the state
- In eight days, multiple drones dropped arms and ammunition into Indian territory
A high alert has been sounded in Punjab. After multiple drones flew from across the border to drop arms and ammunition in Punjab to to drop AK-47 rifles, counterfeit currency and narcotics, Punjab Police has canceled the holidays of all its employees.
In eight days, multiple drones dropped arms and ammunition into Indian territory. The drones from across the border dropped AK-47 rifles and narcotics in Punjab.
The arms and ammunition, dropped by the drones that came from across the border, was for terrorists to carry out 26/11-like attacks in Punjab and its neighbouring states, sources in the Punjab Police said.
The plan, supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was revealed after the Punjab Police seized a drone during its probe into the weapons seizure.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had on Sunday urged the Centre to alert the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) about the possibility of drones being used to supply weapons from across the border and also direct them to launch necessary counter-measures.
Punjab Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta had said that the weapons were suspected to have been delivered recently from across the border by the ISI, state-sponsored jihadi and pro-Khalistani terrorist outfits working under its command.
Punjab Police canceled the leaves of all its employees and has sounded a high alert as well in Punjab.
