Bikaner, March 4: The Indian Air Force once again damaged the aspirations of Pakistan on Monday by shooting down a Pakistani drone at the Bikaner Nal sector area of the border with a Sukhoi 30MKI fighter jet. The Pakistani UAV was shot down at around 11:30 am today after Indian Air Defence radars detected it.

As per the initial information, the debris of Pakistani UAV were scattered on the grounds of Bikaner and it was shot with by an IAF pilot flying a Sukhoi 30MKI fighter jet. Soon after the information of a Pakistani UAV violating Indian Airspace poured in, the Sukhoi pilot took action and brought down the unmanned aircraft. Abhinandan Varthaman Will Fly IAF Jets Once Declared Medically Fit, Says Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa. 

It is to be known that this is the second biggest Indian airspace violation of India by Pakistan after their fighter jets - F16 - entered in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on last Wednesday. In the post reaction, IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman took charge and shot down PAF's F16 from his MiG21 Bison.

However, his jet too was shot down, and he landed in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Following which he was arrested, but later released on Friday after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan made an announcement on Thursday.

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