'Fully prepared to deal with all situations': BSF DG SS Deswal on Pakistan using drones

Director General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF), SS Deswal, said on Sunday, that while country's security forces are currently acting in accordance with bilateral ceasefire agreement with Pakistan, y are fully prepared to deal with any untoward situations.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Police along with or security forces h conducted joint drone surveillance of Srinagar to better assess violent situation that union territory has experienced lately. 

Speaking on Pakistan using drones as a weapon to infiltrate arms and drugs, DG SS Deswal said, "We're acting as per bilateral agreement of ceasefire at present. We are fully prepared to deal with all situations. With help of technology, we will be able to prevent all se activities along border." 

Drone attacks in J&K

Four drones were spotted in Samba's Bali Brahmana police station region on August 1. With this incident, total drone attacks since June 27 twin blasts sum up to 32. endless drone attacks have raised concerns among security forces.

On July 29, suspected Pakistani drones were spotted hovering in three locations in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district. According to BSF officials, three unidentified lights were spotted simultaneously over Bari-Brahmana, Chilya, and Gagwal near  international border at around 8.30 pm on July 29. Alert security forces h immediately fired at drones after which drones disappeared. 

On July 23, a hexacopter drone carrying 5kg of IED (Improvised Explosive Device) was shot down by J&K police near border areas of Kanachak.  drone was directed to drop IEDs to a person who would later plan an attack in region. 

Tiffin box bomb in Amritsar

On August 9, a bag containing weapons and RDX was dropped using a drone in border area of ​​ ​Bachiwind in Punjab. A major incident waiting to happen was neutralized by Punjab police who diffused tiffin box bomb. Following incident, search operations were carried out by Punjab Police in busy regions of Jandiala in Amritsar. police investigated  crowded areas with dog squs and bomb-detecting devices.

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