Suspected Pakistani Drone Spotted Along LoC In J&K’s Rajouri, Security Forces On Alert

Last Updated:January 13, 2026, 8:42 PM IST

A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted near the LoC in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, prompting security forces to intensify surveillance.

Flying object was detected close to the LoC. (File image)

A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Tuesday, prompting security forces to be put on high alert.

The drone, suspected to be from across the border, was sighted a short while ago near the LoC in the Keri sector of Rajouri, following which security agencies opened fire and activated counter-drone measures in the area.

Additionally, monitoring along the border has been intensified.

Earlier today, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu’s Kathua district. Several gunshots were heard after security forces launched a search operation following information about the suspected movement of terrorists in a remote village in the region.

The intermittent firing was reported from the Najote forest area of Billawar, about 10 km from the Kamadh nallah in the Kahog forest belt where security forces exchanged fire with terrorists on January 7, the officials said.

They said the suspected terrorists fired a few shots on observing the movement of the forces, who retaliated while moving deep inside the forest to neutralise them.

The cordon-and-search operation was strengthened and efforts are on to track down the ultras, the officials said.

Earlier on January 12, suspected drones-like objects from across the border were spotted at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, which prompted the security forces to activate counter-drone measures.

As per officials, a suspected drone-like object was seen moving from Tain towards Topa in the Mankote sector in Poonch district at 6:25 pm. A second drone was noticed at Khabbar village in Teryath in Rajouri district at 6.35 pm, with a blinking light observed from Dharmsal village in Kalakote towards Bharakh.

Army and security forces immediately deployed Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (Counter-UAS) measures following which the suspected drones were seen returning to the other side of the border.

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