Rajasthan: Drone-dropped arms, explosives seized, two Punjab men arrested

Security agencies in Rajasthan seized a large cache of arms, ammunition, and suspected plastic explosives near the India-Pakistan border in the Sri Ganganagar district. According to reports, the items were allegedly dropped across the border by a Pakistan-origin drone that made multiple sorties over a field in the Rawla Mandi area between midnight and 2 am.

A joint operation involving the Rajasthan Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), the Border Security Force (BSF), and local police led to the recovery. Authorities apprehended two men from Punjab at the site while they were allegedly collecting the dropped packets. Investigators stated that the suspects had been tracked for a month under an operation led by ANTF Inspector General Vikas Kumar.

The seized consignment included Turkey-made pistols, magazines, hundreds of cartridges, batteries, remote controls, and black RDX packed in an improvised explosive device configuration. A bomb disposal squad from Jaipur was called to handle the explosives. Officials reported that the two arrested individuals are considered key links in a larger network, and security has been tightened along the international border.

Not yet reported: The reports do not specify the final outcomes of the ongoing court proceedings or the ultimate destination and intended recipient of the smuggled explosives within the broader network.