Mendhar/Jammu | Army troops opened fire at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, but it returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after briefly hovering over some forward Indian posts, officials said on Tuesday.

The drone was spotted over some forward Indian posts in the Balakote area of the Mendhar sector late Monday night, the officials said.

They said Indian Army troops fired around nine rounds at the drone, but failed to hit the target as it was flying at a considerable height.

Security forces launched a search operation early Tuesday to ascertain whether the drone had carried out any airdropping during its flight over the area.

The operation continued for several hours, with security personnel conducting an extensive search of the area. However, nothing suspicious was found on the ground, the officials said.