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India’s Home Ministry tells Border Security Force to adopt anti-drone technology
New Delhi (IANS): In the wake of weapons drop by drones in Punjab last month, the Union Home Ministry has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to adopt anti-drone mechanism aimed at preventing such activities on western border which is guarded by the paramilitary force. The BSF, which is termed the first line of defence of India, has been asked to launch necessary counter-measures against drones which were used to drop a large number of AK-47 assault rifles and grenades from Pakistan in Punjab’s Amritsar district in the last week of September, Home Ministry sources said. The direction came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 4 chaired a high-level meeting with the directorsgeneral of all paramilitary forces to review the current status of border security and measures to be taken to strengthen it further.
Informed sources told IANS that the matter was raised in the meeting in which questions were raised why the Indian Air Force and the BSF were unable to detect these drones. The BSF is considering the matter and specifically working on “detection, identification and interdiction” of the drones which were used from across the border to drop weapons reportedly meant for terrorist activities in Punjab and also in Jammu and Kashmir, said another official. The official, who is privy to the development, said: “The BSF, in its initial move, first of all trying to figure out the real threat from drones.” In the lack of an “anti-drone technology”, the official said that the issue has been a challenging task for the newly-appointed BSF Director General V.K. Johri, who has been instrumental in many covert operations during his stint
in Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - the country’s foreign intelligence agency. The BSF has deputed a team to get information about a drone which has been found by Punjab Police, said the source, adding what we could knew about the drone was that it is a madein-China “hexacopter”. In its explanation, the BSF had informed the Home Ministry that neither it has the capacity to monitor any kind of aerial movement nor any such infrastructure. “As most of such acts are done during night hours, it is difficult to observe drones through naked eyes. Even radars cannot detect these drones. With the current information, it is learnt that these drones are GPS-enabled and move through RF (radio frequency) signals,” said an official. Intelligence agencies recently informed the Home Ministry that “state actors” of Pakistan were
behind the drone weapons drop incidents in Punjab and the one recovered drone was made in China. As per intelligence report, officials have been able to detect as many as eight sorties made by the drones to drop weapons in September. The possibility of undetected sorties has also not been ruled out. On each sortie, the drones have dropped packages weighing up to 10 kg, which could have been arms, explosives, or means of communication, like cell phones or satellite phones, the report said. As per Punjab Police sources, a large number of AK-47 assault rifles and grenades were dropped in Amritsar by drones in September that came from Pakistan. It is reported that some drones were seen by villagers in Hazarasingh Wala and Tendiwala villages in Ferozpur district.
Biopic of only Indian boxer who fought Ali in the pipeline
Mumbai (IANS) : Kaur Singh was the only Indian boxer to ever fight the legendary Muhammad Ali. [It was an exhibition match.] A new biopic is all set to trace the life story of the man. Titled “Padma Shri Kaur Singh”, the film will trace the and achievements of the heavyweight boxer. The film stars Karam Batth, who underwent boxing training in Canada for eight months before shooting for the movie. It also features actors including Prabh Grewal, Baninder Bunny, Sukhbir Gill, Sukhwinder Chahal, Malkeet Rauni, Seema Kaushal, and
Kaur Singh: Then and now Gurpreet Bhangu. The shoot for the movie has been wrapped up and the post-
production work has already started, said Gurlove Singh Ratol, co-producer and partner in Slay
Records, who are developing the project. Opening up about the story, Ratol said: “I was looking for the right story for my company Slay Records’ debut production. Fortunately, I came across a very strong concept in the form of ‘Padma Shri Kaur Singh’ -- a story of a forgotten hero from Punjab... There’s more to his story than just his sporting life. We are eager to bring out this emotional journey of a sportsman on celluloid.” The film has been shot in various parts of Punjab, and expected to release in the first quarter of 2020.
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