The drone is available online for purchase (Pic credit: Amazon)

New Delhi: The Pakistan Army has claimed that it had shot down Indian Army’s ‘spy quadcopter’, with its Inter-Services Public Relations in-charge Major General Asif Ghafoor posting a picture of the supposed ‘spy drone’ on Twitter. However, Times Now’s investigation has revealed that the said ‘quadcopter’ is not ‘military grade’ but is easily available online for purchase.

Ghafoor had posted the photo of the alleged drone on Twitter on Tuesday, claiming, “Pakistan army troops shot down Indian spy quadcopter in Bagh sector area along the line of control. Not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross LOC, in Sha Allah.” Interestingly, a simple search online reveals that the same quadcopter shown in the photo is available on Amazon.com, an online shopping portal, for a discounted price of Rs 1,14,850.

Pakistan Army troops shot down Indian Spy Quadcopter in Bagh Sector along Line of Control. Not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross LOC, In Shaa Allah. pic.twitter.com/CIT2ORe9eA — Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) January 1, 2019

The item is catalogued as DJI Mavic Pro with Fly More Combo. Quadcopters are generally used by military and law enforcement agencies for surveillance and reconnaissance and as unmanned aerial devices come handy to silently observe people and objects on the ground. However, the kind of drones available online are unlikely to perform very well in high altitudes with low temperatures and fog. Army refutes Pak's claim of shooting down its quadcopter across LoC, says, ‘they keep lying on such issues'

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(Pic credit: Amazon)

Secondly, the quadcopter available online is mostly used for shooting events such as weddings and the chances of the Indian Army acquiring surveillance equipment from an online platform are low.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army has already refuted the allegations by the Pakistan Army regarding the ‘spy drone’ and said, “they keep lying on such issues.”