Overview

• The device was found in a field at Fattu Kotli village in the Akhnoor sector, police said.
• Police are assessing whether it came from across the Line of Control or was a locally used platform for civilian activity such as wedding filming.
• Officials note that drones have previously been used by Pakistan-based handlers to move weapons, ammunition, cash and drugs into Jammu and Kashmir.
• Reporting describes a pattern of pre-set drop sites with overground workers picking up consignments coordinated by terror networks.
• The Border Security Force says anti-drone systems along the International Border have reduced such incursions, though LoC-area activity remains under watch.