India’s drone crosses line of control, contacts Pakistan for recovery: Indian media

Indian According to the media, officials said that the surveillance drone used by the Indian Army The drone on saturday Line of Control On the other hand, entered Pakistan-administered Kashmir unknowingly.

Indian officials said the drone was conducting a test sortie in Bhimbar when it lost contact with the operator, the Press Trust of India reported. This happened due to a technical problem after which the drone strayed to the other side of the Line of Control.

Indian newspaper ‘The Hindu’ reported that the incident took place at 9:25 am on Friday when a mini-drone was on a tracking mission ‘within Indian territory’.

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“Due to a technical fault, the drone lost control and entered the Nikyal sector in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which is on the opposite side of our Bhimbargli sector,” an Indian Army official told the newspaper.

According to media reports, the Indian Army said that the Pakistani Army took him into custody.

A hotline message has been sent by the Indian Army to the Pakistan Army to recover the unmanned drone.

Similarly, in March 2022, India’s firing of a missile into Pakistan drew strong protests from Islamabad.

India said at the time that it was due to a technical fault during routine maintenance.