Months after Operation Sindoor, Indian Army opens fire on suspected Pakistani drones as intrusion attempts made near LOC in J&K

The Indian Army has reportedly shot down suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Written by: Abhijeet Sen Edited by: Abhijeet Sen
Updated: January 11, 2026, 10:56 PM IST

India vs Pakistan: Months after India conducted Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army has reportedly fired at multiple Pakistani drone in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera sector near the Line of Control (LoC) this evening, a report by PTI news agency said. As a result of the multiple intrusion attempts near the India-Pakistan LOC, the security forces were placed on high alert.

Indian Army shots down drones near LoC in Pakistan

According to officials quoted by the news agency, security forces have launched a search operation on the ground after noticing the suspected drone activity in the forward areas. According to the report, the army troops who were guarding the Nowshera sector along the LoC in Rajouri during the drone sighting, fired from medium and light machine guns at around 6.35 PM.

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Suspected Pakistani drones seen across LOC

As per the report quoting officials, another drone was noticed at Khabbar village in Teryath in Rajouri district at 6.35 pm. The flying object, with blinking light, came from the direction of Dharmsal village in Kalakote and moved further towards Bharakh.

The officials added that a drone-like object with blinking light was also seen hovering for several minutes over Chak Babral village in Ramgarh sector of Samba around 7.15 pm. Also, another drone-like object was seen moving from the direction of Tain towards Topa in Mankote sector, located along the LoC, in Poonch district at 6.25 PM.

The suspected Pakistani drones near the LOC have increased the tensions between India and Pakistan who engaged in a direct conflict during India’s Operation Sindoor under which it destroyed multiple terror launchpads of Pakistan.

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