India, May 9 -- Amid the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, an undetonated China-made PL-15 long-range air-to-air missile landed in a secluded spot near Kumahi Devi village of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on Thursday night. Armed forces personnel and the Hoshiarpur district administration were in the process of safely removing it on Friday.

Hoshiarpur was among the 16 of Punjab's 23 districts to observe a complete blackout on Thursday night. The missile was intercepted by India's air defence system and landed in the secluded site near the village, an official said.

Forensic experts and an anti-sabotage team were already at the spot.

Deputy commissioner Aashika Jain said the area had been cordoned off and Indian Air Forc...