New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into what could be the first-ever drone attack on any Indian military facility.
NIA has been handed over the investigation of the Drone Attack case of Jammu IAF base by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). A team of the NIA would reach Jammu shortly to assist the local team.
Notably, the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Jammu was attacked using two low-intensity improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which were allegedly dropped from two drones.
It is perhaps the first time that suspected Pakistan-based terrorists have used unmanned aerial vehicles in an attack, officials said.
Two IAF personnel were injured in the explosions that took place around 1.40 am within six minutes of each other.
The Indian Air Force station at Jammu is an important base for helicopters operating along the Western Front and in the Himalayas.
Army personnel spotted and fired at two drones found hovering over the Kaluchak military station on the intervening night of June 27-28, a day after two drones dropped bombs at the Indian Air Force station in Jammu.