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up security in Jammu as security personnel ensure penal action against those found in-
checked vehicles in the Kaluchak area. On volved in any criminal activity.
Sunday, two drones carried out attacks at According to a press release, he assured
the Air Force Station in Jammu. total support to the Border Security Force
While no damage was caused to any air- (BSF) to counter the Drone operations at
craft in the blasts, two personnel suffered Punjab borders, which have emerged as the
minor injuries, sources said. An investiga- new threat on the National Security hori-
tion into the matter is in progress along zon, which the drone operations has heavi-
with civil agencies, informed the Indian Air ly dented the security provided by the bor-
Force. der fencing.
Stressing on the need to carry out ev- “It was in September 2019, that the use
idence-based and pro-active policing, the of drones for smuggling weapons was first
Director-General of Police (DGP) Punjab established in Amritsar and since then,
Dinkar Gupta on Tuesday called for greater such flying machines AND delivery plat-
synergy between BSF and Punjab police to forms are being used frequently for smug-
counter the increasing threat from drones. gling of drugs and weapons, and now, the
Giving a call for total synergy and team- terrorist attack in Jammu using a drone has
work between BSF and Punjab Police, become another major security concern,”
DGP Dinkar Gupta said that it was high said DGP Dinkar Gupta adding that more
time that both the elite forces should work than 60 drone sightings have been reported
as one team and activate the gathering of by the BSF, Punjab Police and the people
good old human intelligence by gathering of the state over the last 20 months.
and sharing real-time information. Further, < The Defence Research and Development
he asked the BSF officials to share sec- Organisation (DRDO) has developed a new
tor-wise inputs of movements of suspected counter-drone system to detect and neutralize
persons with the Punjab Police so that they aerial threats, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)
can keep a sharp vigil on their activities and
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