One IAF pilot missing in action, we are ascertaining facts if he is in Pakistan's custody: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday afternoon held a press conference and confirmed that one of the IAF jet Mig 21 was shot down and its pilot is missing in action.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, while addressing the reporters here added "The Pakistan on Wednesday mornign responded to the anti-terrorist operation by IAF on Tuesday on Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps in Pakistan.Due to our readiness and preparedness, Pakiatan's attempts were foiled successfully".
"The IAF detected PAF in Indian airspace and responded instantly and shot down Pakistan jet fighter, by a Mig 21 of IAF, the Pakistani aircrafts were seen by the ground forces falling into the Pakistan territory" he added.
He also confirmed that one of IAF's Mig 21 is lost in this engagement and one IAF pilot is missing in action.
"In this engagement one we have lost one Mig 21 of IAF and a pilot is missing in action, Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody, we are ascertaining the facts" he said.
Raveesh who was accompanied by IAF Vice Air Marshal RGK Kapoor, did not not take any questions from the reporters.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
