An explosion was reported early Thursday morning near the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Khavda region after an unknown drone reportedly hit a high-tension power line. The blast, which happened around 6 am, caused a loud noise that alerted nearby security forces, according to a local official who did not want to be named.
Following the blast, teams from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived at the site. A portion of the suspected drone was recovered and confiscated by air force personnel for investigation.
“An explosion was reported in the area. We alerted teams from the BSF and the IAF who reached the spot and found an object resembling a drone. It has been handed over to the Air Force, which is now investigating the matter,” superintendent of police, Kutch (West), Vikas Sunda said.
The origin of the drone-whether it came from across the international border-remains unconfirmed.
Security forces have intensified surveillance in the region, given Kutch’s proximity to the India-Pakistan border and the ongoing tension between the two countries.
The drone wreckage was found shortly after Operation Sindoor, which the Indian armed forces launched on Wednesday in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. As part of the operation, Indian forces struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) early Wednesday morning.