NIA begins probe in twin drone attack of J&K
Sunday | May 18 2025 | 06:40:30 AM
Sunday | May 18 2025 | 06:40:30 AM
New Delhi, June 29
The MHA has handed over the investigation into the attack on the Jammu air force station to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The NIA has registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Two IAF personnel were injured during the blasts that occurred within five minutes of each other on Sunday at the airport that is used for armed forces’ strategic operations and VVIP movements.
As per the case details, the first blast happened at 1.37am at the roof of a single-storey building at the airport’s technical area, while the second one went off at 1.42am on the ground.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police and security agencies indicated the role of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the drone strike. Besides, the attack is linked with the seizing of a 6kg improvised explosive device (IED) by the Jammu Police from a LeT operative, which in turn led to the detention of at least three terror suspects by the police.
DGP J&K Dilbag Singh had termed the twin drone attacks are a terror attack. He had told media that the J&K police, security agencies and IAF are probing into the incident.
The officials stated that after the twin drone attack, two more drones were seen in Ratnuchak-Kaluchak military area in Jammu following which two more drones were spotted over the IAF military stations.
