India has shot down a 3rd Pakistani drone since border tensions escalated following a terror assault on Indian troopers and its retaliatory strike towards militants contained in the Islamic republic, which led to a mid-air dogfight.
After the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) intruded in Indian airspace in the northern border state of Rajasthan, round 7.30pm on Saturday, the drone was “engaged and brought down,” the military said.
Previously the military had shot down two Pakistani drones following the February 26 airstrikes, when the Indian Air Force crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir to assault terrorist targets inside Pakistan. That assault adopted a suicide bombing in India’s part of the disputed territory on February 14 that killed greater than 40 Indian paramilitary forces.
While India claimed to have destroyed a hideout utilized by Pakistani-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and killed a number of terrorists, Pakistan maintains there had been no terrorists in the world. The February 26 incident elevated tensions between the nuclear-armed foes, resulting in sporadic cross border skirmishes.