New Delhi: A tactical mini drone of the Indian Army inadvertently crossed over and crashed into the Pakistani side along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on a training exercise over the Indian territory when it developed a technical glitch.
The Army has informed its Pakistani counterpart about it through its hotline and asked them to return the drone that had been recovered by the troops across the border as it flew astray at around 9.25 am falling into the Nikial Sector opposite the Bhimber Gali Sector in Poonch, officials informed.
Pakistani troops reportedly recovered the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Indian Army has sent a message via the hotline to the Pakistani Army, requesting the return of the drone.
“At 9:25 AM, a mini UAV on a training mission well within Indian territory lost control due to a technical malfunction and drifted into the Nikial sector of Pakistan, opposite our Bhimber Gali sector,” an official stated.
According to media reports, Pakistani troops have retrieved the drone. A hotline message has been sent to the Pakistan Army, asking for its return. Officials noted that the UAV was on a test training sortie in the hinterland of the Bhimber Gali area.