A Pakistani drone was forced to retreat by the Punjab Police after it was spotted hovering over in Gurdaspur region in the wee hours of Saturday. Police personnel are carrying out search operations in the area.

According to police, two security personnel deployed at the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab heard a humming sound at 11.35 pm last night. Both the individuals reported that the sound was coming from the Pakistan side and gradually entered the Indian territory.

Both the security personnel, Devender Kumar and Ashok Kumar, immediately opened fire at the flying object as soon as it entered the Indian territory. The drone returned to Pakistan’s side of the border.

However, the sound of the flying object was heard again at 12.22 am by another personnel Mukesh Yadav, who was on patrolling duty in Thakurpur. Devender and Ashok Kumar, who were present at the spot, once again opened fire at the drone.

The drone continued to fly into the Indian territory for over 1800 metres and finally returned back to Pakistan from the same reference point in Thakurpur village.

Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant N Ganguly arrived at the spot and launched a deep search of the area under his supervision.

According to the observer, the drone definitely came from Pakistan to India and flew at a height of 400 metres.