Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Suspected Pakistani Drone Triggers Search Along Poonch LoC
Security officials saw a drone flying near the border in Poonch.
They suspected it had come from Pakistan.
The drone flew toward areas near the border and then went back.
Soldiers began searching the area after sunrise.
They wanted to know whether it had dropped anything suspicious.
Security forces also searched forests in Udhampur, Kathua and Rajouri.
Villagers in Rajouri reported seeing two people who might have been armed.
Officials said no suspected person had been found so far.
A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted over Behrooti village in Poonch’s Mendhar sector late Friday evening.
Officials said the drone moved toward Mangalnar-Dabrote near the border before returning to Pakistan.
Army troops launched a search operation at first light to check whether the drone dropped suspicious material.
Police, Army and paramilitary forces continued searches across forested areas of Udhampur, Kathua and Rajouri.
No contact had been established with suspected persons reportedly seen moving in Rajouri, officials said.
- Who
- Army troops, police and paramilitary forces; villagers reported two suspected armed persons in Rajouri.
- What
- A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted, prompting searches along the Line of Control and in nearby forest areas.
- When
- The drone was seen late Friday evening; searches continued from early Saturday and remained underway.
- Where
- Behrooti village in Mendhar sector of Poonch, near the Line of Control, and forest areas of Udhampur, Kathua and Rajouri.
- Why
- To determine whether the drone dropped suspicious material and to investigate reports of suspicious movement.
- Drone location
- Behrooti village, Balakote area, Mendhar sector, Poonch
- Drone movement
- It moved toward Mangalnar-Dabrote near the border before returning to Pakistan.
- Initial response
- Army troops intensified surveillance and began a search operation at first light.
- Additional searches
- Joint operations continued in forest areas of Udhampur, Kathua and Rajouri.
- Rajouri report
- Villagers reported seeing two suspected armed persons in Gaibas, Mithiyani, Mogla and Narla.
- Status
- Officials reported no contact with suspected persons, and searches remained underway.