SRINAGAR: The Army downed early Saturday morning a Chinese quadcopter (a drone with four rotors) used by Pakistani soldiers to drop arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir.
The consignment dropped in Keran sector of north Kashmir, according to an Army statement, included three AK-47s, 28 pistols and six MI-16 rifles.
The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said a Pakistan Army qua-copter, “DJI Mavic 2 Pro model”, was shot down along the LoC in Keran sector, in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An alert soldier had spotted the drone hovering over the LoC dropping off ammunition, official sources said.