Drone drops arms, explosives in J-K’s Samba

SAMBA — Police on Monday claimed to have recovered arms and explosives from a package suspected to be dropped by a drone in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Shortly after the episode, joint forces launched a massive search operation, however, nothing suspicious was found till the filing of this report.

A police official told the news agency KNT that Chinese grenades and pistols were allegedly dropped by a drone from across the border.

Samba Police led by Additional SP rushed to Rakh Barotian area on the upper side of AIIMS Vijaypur and conducted searches. During searches, four Chinese grenades, six magazines with 48 rounds, and three Chinese pistols were recovered from a packet.

Police in this regard has registered a case under relevant sections of law.