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Indian Army UAV Enters Pak Due To Technical Glitch, Hotline Message Sent Requesting Return

ꦐ A mini UAV on a training mission within the Indian territory lost control due to a technical malfunction and drifted into the Nikial Sector of Pakistan, Indian Army said on Friday.

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🔯A hotline message has been sent to the Pakistan Army to return the said UAV, Indian Army said Photo: Representative image by X/@adgpi
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꧅A hotline message was sent to the Pakistani Army to return an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Army that entered Pakistan due to a technical glitch during a training session on Friday.

♏Indian Army said the incident took place at 9:25 am.

💟A "mini UAV on a training mission well within the Indian Territory lost control due to a technical malfunction and drifted into the Nikial Sector of Pakistan opposite our Bhimber Gali Sector," the Indian Army said.

♐As per media inputs, Pakistan troops recovered the same, the Army said.

🌜A hotline message has been sent to the Pakistan Army to return the said UAV, the Indian Army added.

ꩵMeanwhile, security forces launched a search operation in the border belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district following a suspected movement in the area on Thursday night, officials said.

🎶Acting on information about the suspected movement of two persons, the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Jandor belt of the district, they said.

🦹The entire area has been put under cordon and a search operation was going on when last reports came from the area, the officials said.

𝄹In another incident. a Pakistani intruder was apprehended along the Line of Control (LoC) after crossing into this side in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday evening, official sources said.

♕He was picked up by the security forces in the area along the LoC close to Chakan Da Bagh.

The intruder identified as Azhar was questioned.

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