So far no no casualty have been reported in the whole episode.
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The unidentifiable flying object was detected by IAF radar between 10.30 – 11.00 am, following which a fighter jet was scrambled. Sources said detailed investigation is being conducted and that the possibility of the object traveling across the border has not been ruled out.
Earlier there were media reports that five bombs accidently fell from a fighter jet resulting in an explosion here.
IAF officials said the object was flying in from the western sector (implying Pakistani side) and was shot down this morning. Indian air force was on high alert on the Republic Day which fell on Tuesday.
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Similar blast sounds were heard past year in January month at Sinleejageer village, and IAF was probing that incident too, the police said. The residents of Gugri and Panawara villages said that the explosions were so loud that crack have developed in some of the houses in the village. The Air Force has however denied that its jets have dropped anything. French President Francois Hollande was the chief guest at the massive military parade in Delhi.
