Tag: Ammunition

  • Drone activity along India-Pak border in Punjab poses challenge for security agencies: Officials

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Movement of drones for airdropping drugs, arms and ammunition continues to pose a challenge for security agencies with over 150 such activities noticed this year so far at several points along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, said officials.

    They said the use of drones for the smuggling narcotics, arms and ammunition first came to notice in 2019 in Punjab.

    The Border Security Force, which is guarding the 553 km stretch of border with Pakistan, has this year shot down 10 drones–three in the last week–besides thwarting intrusion of many unmanned aerial vehicles, the officials said.

    “More than 150 drone activities have been spotted so far,” said a senior official of the BSF (Punjab Frontier).

    One drone was shot down near the Shahpur border outpost in Amritsar on October 14, two were gunned down on October 16 and 17 in the Amritsar sector, said the officials.

    The officials said smugglers backed by Pakistan’s spy agency ISI are using sophisticated and high-end Chinese drones, with minimum sound and capable of flying at higher level.

    A drone which was shot down on October 14 was a quadcopter (DJI Matrice) and a holding and releasing mechanism also found with this drone.

    Most drone activities have been concentrated in areas along the international border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, said the officials.

    However, drone movements have also been spotted in Ferozepur and Gurdaspur areas, they added.

    The BSF had coordinated with the Punjab Police in busting a gang involved in smuggling of narcotics and weapons from across the border in Tarn Taran area this year, said the senior BSF official.

    Last month, the BSF had decided to shoot Indian smugglers who come to collect narcotics and weapons, smuggled from Pakistan, near the international border.

    “If a smuggler comes to receive the consignment or attacks, the law permits us to fire at the smuggler,” said the BSF official.

    The BSF has also decided to reward its personnel who gun down a drone sneaking into Indian territory.

    In April this year, the BSF had announced to give Rs 1 lakh reward to a person who provides information leading to the arrest of persons using drones for smuggling of narcotics, arms and ammunition from Pakistan.

    CHANDIGARH: Movement of drones for airdropping drugs, arms and ammunition continues to pose a challenge for security agencies with over 150 such activities noticed this year so far at several points along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, said officials.

    They said the use of drones for the smuggling narcotics, arms and ammunition first came to notice in 2019 in Punjab.

    The Border Security Force, which is guarding the 553 km stretch of border with Pakistan, has this year shot down 10 drones–three in the last week–besides thwarting intrusion of many unmanned aerial vehicles, the officials said.

    “More than 150 drone activities have been spotted so far,” said a senior official of the BSF (Punjab Frontier).

    One drone was shot down near the Shahpur border outpost in Amritsar on October 14, two were gunned down on October 16 and 17 in the Amritsar sector, said the officials.

    The officials said smugglers backed by Pakistan’s spy agency ISI are using sophisticated and high-end Chinese drones, with minimum sound and capable of flying at higher level.

    A drone which was shot down on October 14 was a quadcopter (DJI Matrice) and a holding and releasing mechanism also found with this drone.

    Most drone activities have been concentrated in areas along the international border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, said the officials.

    However, drone movements have also been spotted in Ferozepur and Gurdaspur areas, they added.

    The BSF had coordinated with the Punjab Police in busting a gang involved in smuggling of narcotics and weapons from across the border in Tarn Taran area this year, said the senior BSF official.

    Last month, the BSF had decided to shoot Indian smugglers who come to collect narcotics and weapons, smuggled from Pakistan, near the international border.

    “If a smuggler comes to receive the consignment or attacks, the law permits us to fire at the smuggler,” said the BSF official.

    The BSF has also decided to reward its personnel who gun down a drone sneaking into Indian territory.

    In April this year, the BSF had announced to give Rs 1 lakh reward to a person who provides information leading to the arrest of persons using drones for smuggling of narcotics, arms and ammunition from Pakistan.

  • 12 terrorists surrendered during encounters with security forces in J-K this year

    Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir): This year Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said that this year twelve militants have surrendered during a live encounter with the security forces.

    Earlier today, two local militants belonging to the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) surrendered during an encounter with security forces in Kulgam today.

    “Two LeT militants surrendered during a live encounter in Kulgam. So far 12 militants have surrendered during a live encounter with security forces this year. During the encounter at Tongdonu in Kulgam, both militants surrendered and the police recovered substandard material including two pistols and ammunition from them.

  • ATAGS Howitzer Best In The World, Better Than Bofors And Dhanush, Says DRDO

    A top Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist has claimed that The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun (ATAGS) Howitzer is the best gun in the world. It can meet the Indian Army’s full requirement of 1800 artillery gun systems. He also said that there is no need of importing guns.

    ATAGS project director and senior DRDO scientist Shailendra V Gade said that the gun system is far better than the Bofors and Israel’s ATHOS gun. ATAGS has fired over 2,000 rounds in places like Sikkim near the China border, and Pokharan near the Pakistan border. ATAGS has been developed by DRDO and produced by Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited.

    DRDO-developed ATAGS underwent trials in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar on 7 December. The indigenous howitzer broke the world record for 155mm gun by firing the round of ammunition to a distance of over 47 km in the 2017 trials. In September 2020, DRDO’s howitzer ATAGS got into an accident in Rajasthan’s Pokhran while undergoing firing.

  • Tension on LAC decreases, China agrees to retreat in East Ladakh

    The long-standing dispute between India and China is now coming to light. It has started with China’s decision before Diwali. Actually, the Chinese army has agreed to retreat in Pangong. It is known that there has been tension between China and India since the violent clash in June and the Chinese army moved 8 km west of the LoC last 6 months ago, but now the Chinese army is ready to move into PLA Finger 8 is.

    According to official sources, China has agreed to go back with tanks and ammunition. Although sources say that no agreement has been reached in this matter, but India is looking at it as an offer. While talks are still on to withdraw from some other areas.

    The seventh round of talks was held on 12 October. So far, there has been no success on the issue of repelling troops from the conflict sites. Sources say that China is ready to retreat when a meeting was held on 6 November between Lt Gen PGK Menon of India and Major General Liu Lin of China. Till now India and China had talks in 7 rounds, but this time the talks were face to face.

    After the violent clash between India and China, it was decided on 22 June that the two armies would retreat as agreed on 6 June. After this, its full details were also decided in the meetings related to it at the lower level, but its boss has not even started returning from the Chinese side. Let me tell you, this condition on LAC was made from 22 June.