Pakistani drone shot down near Rajasthan border

NEW DELHI/BIKANER: A Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was Monday shot down at international boundary in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, sources said.

Around 11:30 am, the UAV was detected by Indian Air Defence radars, the sources added.

The sources said Sukoi-30 MKIs were involved in this action.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) immediately scrambled Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets from the Nal Airforce Station, located on the outskirts of Bikaner.

The jets took to the skies and shot down the UAV by firing an air-to-air missile.

The UAV’s debris landed in Pakistan on a sand dune name MW Toba. (AGENCIES)