A mini tactical drone of the Indian Army crossed over to the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, the drone landed on the Pakistani side owing to a technical glitch, a claim that the Pakistani army refuted.
The Indian Army sent a message on the hotline to the Pakistani army to return the drone.
"At 9.25 AM , a mini UAV on a training mission well within Indian territory lost control due to technical malfunction and drifted into the Nikial sector of Pakistan opposite our Bhimber Gali sector," said an official of the Indian Army.
"As per media inputs, Pakistani troops have recovered the same. A hotline message has been sent to the Pakistan Army to return the said UAV." the official has been quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
However, Pakistan claimed that the drone was shot down. “The drone was recovered by our forces, and we are in communication with the Indian side to resolve the matter amicably,” a Pakistani army official has been quoted as saying.