Published 17:20 IST, September 27th 2019

Pakistan drone found in a Punjab village, terror accused reveals info

In a second of its kind in three days, the Punjab Police, on Friday, recovered a Pakistani drone at a border village in the state. It was used to airdrop arms.

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In a second of its kind in three days, Punjab Police, on Friday, recovered a Pakistani drone at a border vill in state. drone, according to police, was used to airdrop arms and ammunition in Punjab. It was found in Mahawa vill, by Punjab police’s counter-intelligence unit after a terror accused gave m information about same. 

accused belongs to KZF terror group

According to police, accused has been identified as Akashdeep. He is a part of terror group Khalistan Zindab Force (KZF). drone was hidden in undergrowth of a pdy field in vill since it couldn’t fly back to Pakistan because of certain technical malfunctions. terror accused also accompanied team of State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) of Punjab Police to site from where drone was seized. 

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Ar unmanned vehicle was found on Tuesday

Earlier, police h recovered a half-burnt unmanned vehicle from Tarn Taran on Tuesday which, according to m, was also used to drop weapons from Pakistan to fuel unrest in Punjab and joining states. While talking about recent incidents, Union Minister of State for Defence Shrip Yesso Naik, while investing his confidence in India’s capability, said that India is capable of dealing with any situation. Meanwhile, Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, while speaking about issue, took to Twitter and requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take appropriate action.

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police said terror group was conspiring to unleash a series of strikes in Punjab and neighbouring states. During investigation, accused revealed to police that drones were used to airdrop arms and ammunition from Pakistan.

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(With PTI Inputs)

17:03 IST, September 27th 2019