AMRITSAR: Suspected drone-like objects have been reportedly noticed close to Sri Guru Ram Das Ji Worldwide Airport late on Sunday night time, triggering a serious safety alert and resulting in the diversion of seven incoming flights as a precautionary measure.Anirudh Sharma, who holds the extra cost of Airport Director, confirmed that drone-like objects have been seen within the neighborhood of the airport. Following the alert, two incoming flights have been diverted to Chandigarh and 5 to Delhi. Airport operations remained suspended from 9.50 pm to 11.15 pm, he stated.Sources stated the suspected flying objects have been seen outdoors the airport’s perimeter wall, following which Air Visitors Management (ATC) suspended touchdown operations on account of considerations over the security of plane working within the space.Sources stated the police suspect that the drones have been flown regionally.The incident is being seen critically, notably as a result of the worldwide airport is situated near the India-Pakistan border. Safety businesses have been instantly alerted, whereas the matter was additionally reported to the police for investigation.Sources stated the Central Industrial Safety Drive (CISF), answerable for airport safety, has additionally heightened its vigilance following the incidentWhereas the precise nature and origin of the suspected objects are but to be established, investigators are inspecting all prospects. Sources didn’t rule out the chance that regionally operated drones might have entered the restricted airspace close to the airport.Nonetheless, given the growing cases of drones allegedly getting used from throughout the Pakistan border to smuggle narcotics, arms and ammunition into Punjab, safety businesses are additionally inspecting whether or not there might be a cross-border angle, sources stated.Sharma stated the matter had been reported to the police, who at the moment are investigating the incident to find out whether or not the suspicious flying objects have been really drones or another objects and the place they have been flown from.
