New delhi sources stated that Indian Air Force bases in Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert following the discovery of a burnt drone in Punjab’s Tarn Taran which security forces believe was used to drop ammunition this side of the border from pakistan. Meanwhile the bases under ‘orange alert’ are Awantipora, Jammu, Pathankot and Hindon. Probing further, officers surmised that these heavy-lifting drones from pakistan made at least eight sorties in 10 days to drop the weapons including satellite phones.
Earlier on Monday, four terrorists of the Khalistan Zindabad Force were arrested in Punjab's Tarn Taran district. Five AK-47 rifles, which weigh about four kilograms with magazine, four Chinese pistols, nine HE grenades, Rs 10 lakh fake currency, 1000 rounds of ammunition and two electronic receivers, were recovered. Furthermore the terrorists have been identified as Balwant Singh, Akashdeep Singh, harbhajan singh and Balbir Singh. Both Akashdeep Singh and Balwant Singh have multiple criminal cases against them.
Moreover another consignment was also intercepted which contained five satellite phones and a large number of AK-47 assault rifles and this has led officials to believe that the arms and phones were for Jammu and Kashmir since mobile communication is still snapped there. Usually drones are commonly used at border areas by the armed forces of both india and pakistan to spy on each other as they are lightweight, easy to operate and relatively inexpensive.
