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Raids across J&K over drone attack at Jammu airbase

TBP Desk
31 Jul 2021 11:59:03 | Update: 31 Jul 2021 12:42:55
Raids across J&K over drone attack at Jammu airbase
A police officer stands outside the Jammu air force station after two suspected blasts were reported early morning in Jammu, India, Sunday, June 27, 2021. — Collected Photo

Raids are being carried out across Jammu and Kashmir at 14 locations over investigations linked to two cases.

The raids come weeks after an attack on an Indian military facility at the Air Force base in Jammu Airport where drones were used. The other case is linked to terror group Lashkar-e-Mustafa, working "at the behest of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed", reports NDTV citing officials.

The raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are being conducted in Shopian, Anantnag and Banihal in the Kashmir region, besides Jammu's Sunjwan.

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel suffered minor injuries in the explosions that took place a little before 2 am on June 27 at the high-security airport located around 14 km from the border with Pakistan. The terror attack on Jammu Airport - which is a dual-use facility under IAF control - had led to alerts being sounded across J&K and Ladakh.

In the following two weeks, at least six sightings of UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, in the Indian territory were reported.

Last month Lt General DP Pandey, Corps Commander of the 15 Corps in Srinagar, told NDTV the tech used in that attack indicated "state-support" and involvement of Pak-based Jaish and Lashkar.

Last week, India lodged strong protest over drone activities by Pakistan authorities in Jammu areas during a sector commander-level meeting between the Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers, officials said.

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