Drone-like objects spotted over India-Nepal border, security heightened
According to the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel posted at the Kamala border outpost (BOP) area in Jaynagar, some "mysterious drone-like illuminated objects" were sighted entering Indian airspace from Nepal on Monday night, Superintendent of Police Yogendra Kumar said.
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