Anti-drone teams of NSG to be deployed along J&K border

As drones dropping weapons and narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir from across the border has emerged as a new threat, anti-drone teams of the National Security Guards (NSG) have reportedly been deputed to Jammu by the Ministry of Home Affairs to counter the challenge.

Sources said anti-drone teams of the NSG have been deployed along the international border in Jammu amid reports that militant handlers in Pakistan increasingly use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) also called drones to send arms, explosives and narcotics to this side.

There has been dense fog along the international border in three border districts of Jammu region including Jammu, Samba and Kathua in the recent weeks.