Jammu, April 13 : Police and army recovered a drone close to Line of Control in Sunderbani area of Rajouri with 5 magazines, 131 bullets along two lakh Indian currency on Thursday.
Official sources said that around 1030 hours, a buzzing sound of a drone was heard by locals of Sunderbani area. Subsequently they informed the army and Police.
In a joint search operation around 2345 hours, they said, the drone along with “consignment” was recovered. They said that preliminary investigations suggest that the drone fell after hitting a tree or hill. The location from where the drone was recovered is approximately 2-3 km from Line of Control, they said.
They said two lakh Indian Currency comprised four bundles of Rs 50000 each of Rs 500 denominations.
Besides, they said, 131 rounds, 5 Magazines and as many slings and a Hexacopter having four batteries were recovered.
Defence ministry based spokesperson in Jammu also confirmed the recovery of the drone along with the consignment.
This post was published on April 13, 2023