<p>A drone entering India from Pakistan through the International Border in Punjab was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday, a spokesperson of the force said.</p>.<p>The unmanned aerial vehicle was detected at around 7:45 am near the Pulmoran border post in the Amritsar sector.</p>.<p>"BSF troops fired at the drone and brought it down. The drone has been seized. A search of the area is in progress to find out if it has dropped any consignment," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>The drone, he said, is six feet in expanse and can carry a 25 kg payload.It also has a release mechanism for dropping a consignment, he said.</p>.<p>This is the third straight day that the border-guarding force has shot down a drone in Punjab.</p>.<p>On December 21, the troops shot at a drone near the Daoke post in Amritsar but it crashed on the other side and the BSF said the Pakistan Rangers had lifted it.</p>.<p>A similar drone was brought down by the force in Tarn Taran district on Thursday. </p>
<p>A drone entering India from Pakistan through the International Border in Punjab was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday, a spokesperson of the force said.</p>.<p>The unmanned aerial vehicle was detected at around 7:45 am near the Pulmoran border post in the Amritsar sector.</p>.<p>"BSF troops fired at the drone and brought it down. The drone has been seized. A search of the area is in progress to find out if it has dropped any consignment," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>The drone, he said, is six feet in expanse and can carry a 25 kg payload.It also has a release mechanism for dropping a consignment, he said.</p>.<p>This is the third straight day that the border-guarding force has shot down a drone in Punjab.</p>.<p>On December 21, the troops shot at a drone near the Daoke post in Amritsar but it crashed on the other side and the BSF said the Pakistan Rangers had lifted it.</p>.<p>A similar drone was brought down by the force in Tarn Taran district on Thursday. </p>