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attack of the drones:

security agencies gear up for new

terror threat from across the border

s GOpal puri

Jammu
A
few days after the two
low-intensity explosions
at the Jammu Air Force
station, Jammu and Kashmir
lieutenant governor Manoj
Sinha on Thursday said that the
security agencies have taken the
recent attack seriously and are
capable of tackling such threats.
While speaking to report-
ers, Sinha said, “Drones have
been spotted in the past few
months. Border Security Force
(BSF) shot down one recently.
Police thwarted such attempts.
Security agencies have taken
recent Jammu incident serious-
ly. Security arrangements being
made at all such establishments.
Security agencies are capable of
tackling this threat.” On Sun-
day, two low-intensity explo-
sions were reported in Jammu Security has been beefed at the Air Force Station in Jammu (ANI)
Air Force station. One of the
blasts caused minor damage to According to a press release, the case, requisite actions as Jammu based Public Rela-
the roof of a building while the the FIR has been registered per law, for expeditious inves- tion Officer, Ministry of De-
other exploded in an open area. under sections 3 and 4 of Ex- tigation of the case have been fence, Lt Col Devender Anand
After the incident, sources plosive Substances Act, 1908, initiated. in an official statement said
had said that while investigat- sections 13, 16, 18 and 23 of the that on midnight of June 27-28,
ing airbase attack that it was UA (P) Act, 1967 and sections Alert troops have suc- two separate drone activities
emerging as if the drones which 307, 120B of IPC, 1860. The were spotted over Ratnuchak-
were used to carry out the hit case relates to an explosion that cessfully thwarted two Kaluchak Military area by alert
dropped the explosives and occurred inside the premises of drone activities near rat- troops. “Immediately, high
were moved out from the area the Air Force Station, Satwari alert was sounded and Quick
by their handlers. However, any campus, Jammu on June 27 and nuchak-Kaluchak Mili- Reaction Teams engaged them
parts of the drones were not a subsequent blast, after about tary station along Jam- with firing,” said the PRO.
found in the area. 6 minutes carried out by drones He asserted that both the
After the Union Ministry of in a well-planned conspiracy mu-Pathankot national drones flew away and a major
Home Affairs (MHA) handed that led to the injury to two Air highway on the interven- threat thwarted by the alert-
over the probe of the Jammu Force personnel and damaged ness and proactive approach of
Air Force station attack case the office buildings. ing night of June 27 to troops. “The security forces are
to the National Investigation While NIA has been work- 28, said an Army official on high alert and the search op-
Agency (NIA) and has rereg- ing with other agencies since eration is in progress,” he said.
istered an FIR under various immediately after the incident, on Monday. Meanwhile, police have ramped
sections. pursuant to reregistration of Continued on next page... >>

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