BSF Spots Pak Aircraft in Indian Airspace in Jammu and Kashmir

The aircraft reportedly stayed in the Indian airspace in the RS Pura sector for over a minute.

Pakistan Air Force’s C130 Hercules. The image is used for representational purpose. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/Aperture Sensation)

A Pakistani aircraft reportedly violated Indian air space on Monday in the RS Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir, sending an alarm in the security establishment. The aircraft is believed to have stayed in the Indian air space for about a minute or so.

According to a Times of India report, a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, posted near International Border in RS Pura sector in the valley, noticed the aircraft around 1:05 pm on Monday

The jawan said that the aircraft was clearly inside Indian air space and definitely didn’t belong to Indian Air Force. The IAF was immediately informed by seniors so that its location, route and other details could be assessed through radars.

Government Sources

It is yet to be determined whether the aircraft was manned or a drone. Officials were not clear whether the aircraft belonged to Pakistani army or not. While IAF was using its radars to get more details on the reported violation, the BSF will submit a report to ministry of home affairs.

According to officials, India and Pakistan usually maintain four to five kms distance in the air neat the International Border (IB) to avoid chances of inadvertently crossing of the zero line.

The incident has occurred at a time when tensions in the Kashmir valley are at its peak and India’s attack on Pakistan over Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Balochistan have also intensified.