Cam-fitted drone crash-lands in pond near Indo-Bangla border
Times of India | 27 June 2025
Kolkata: Fresh security concerns emerged after a drone equipped with multiple high-resolution cameras crashed into a pond near the India-Bangladesh border at Hingalganj on Wednesday night. The incident triggered panic among locals and prompted a joint investigation by cops and BSF. According to cops, residents of Bankura Gazi Para spotted the drone falling from the sky into a local pond around 10.50 pm. Locals alerted cops, following which, police and BSF personnel recovered the drone using nets.Preliminary investigations revealed the drone was fitted with five high-resolution surveillance cameras, raising suspicions of espionage given the area's sensitive location near the border. "The drone has been sent to a forensic laboratory for detailed examination," Basirhat SP Hossain Mehdi Rehman told TOI.You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in KolkataA BSF official confirmed that investigators are exploring whether the drone was operated from across the border"We were about to go to sleep after dinner when we heard a noise and saw a drone crash into the pond. We had never seen anything like it before," said Fatima Bibi, a resident of Bankura Gazi Para. "It hovered over the pond before falling in, and we panicked and alerted cops," said Kashem Mistri, another local.