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30-12-2022
Watsupptoday Desk

A cash prize of Rs 1 lakh to its 'hit' team, an assortment of jammers and spoofers, and multi-layered patrols by security personnel are some of the measures taken by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check the increasing infiltration of drones carrying drugs and arms from Pakistan into India. The well-fortified and fenced border along the two neighboring countries is witnessing an "onslaught" of drones, the most being in Punjab, with sightings more than tripled and shooting of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) gone up multiple times in 2022 as compared to the last year, official data showed. Each BSF 'hit' team at the border that brings down a drone through rifle firing or use of jamming technology is being rewarded with a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh, according to the latest policy decision taken by the force sometime back to motivate the troops in battling the drones menace, a senior BSF.