Drones shot down at multiple places in J-K as Pak violates ceasefire

In a breach of the bilateral understanding announced earlier on Saturday to halt military action drones were sighted across multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir prompting the Indian armed forces to respond with antiair defence systems news agency PTI reportedVIDEO Jammu and Kashmir Drones spotted in Srinagar More details are awaitedDisclaimer Visuals are deferred by unspecified timeFull video available on PTI Videos httpstcon147TvqRQz pictwittercomvxnhjr4QWsmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News May 10 2025A series of explosions were reported in Srinagar as security forces brought down a drone that had been seen hovering over the Batwara area near an army installation officials saidIn Nagrota red streaks were seen and explosions heard as Indias air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackoutWATCH JampK Red streaks seen and explosions heard as Indias air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout in NagrotaVisuals deferred by unspecified time pictwittercom1Dgvk31euGmdash ANI ANI May 10 2025Meanwhile an Indian Army sentry opened fire on Saturday evening after observing suspicious movement outside a military camp in the highsecurity Nagrota area an official confirmedAccording to the official two suspects were seen loitering near the perimeter of the camp Despite being warned to stop they ignored the sentryrsquos command prompting him to open fireIndiaPakistan tensions Army sentry observes suspicious movement near camp in Jammu opens fireThe duo fled the scene and a largescale search operation was immediately launched to locate them and eliminate any potential threatSecurity forces remain on high alert as the search continues in and around the areaThese developments come just hours after India confirmed that both the countries had agreed to cease all military actions on land air and sea However Central government sources said on Saturday night that Pakistan had violated the understanding within hours of its announcement reported PTIAs flares lit up the night sky and explosions continued at intervals of around 15 minutes JammuKashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed strong doubts over the viability of the ceasefireldquoThis is no ceasefire The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened uprdquo he wrote in a post on X formerly TwitterIn another post he added ldquoWhat the hell just happened to the ceasefire Explosions heard across SrinagarrdquoThis is no ceasefire The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up pictwittercomHjRh2V3iNWmdash Omar Abdullah OmarAbdullah May 10 2025Officials reported that a drone was detected flying over Baramulla town in north Kashmir around 820 pm and was swiftly neutralised by antidrone systems Another drone was shot down at a high ground in Anantnag also close to an army facilityIndiaPakistan tensions Drones seen in Kutch tooAdditional sightings were reported from Verinag in Anantnag district as well as from Bandipora and Safapora Officials said further details regarding these incidents were awaitedThe reported drone activity and subsequent response mark a serious strain on the ceasefire understanding announced earlier in the day which had been intended to deescalate tensions following weeks of heightened crossborder hostilitiesIn Gujarats border district Kutch too several drones were spotted late on Saturday night prompting the officials to enforce a blackoutGujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi tweets Several drones have been spotted in the Kutch district A complete blackout will be implemented now Please stay safe donrsquot panic pictwittercomxS1K1fyZ3Ymdash ANI ANI May 10 2025With PTI and ANI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params