Mystery plane over Bengal village: more mystery than plain

However, an Indian Air Force spokesman said there was no confirmation of any intrusion into Indian airspace. ‘‘The possibility of a low-flying aircraft is being looked into and we are in touch with the Eastern Air Command,’’ he said.

According to sketchy, preliminary reports reaching state headquarters in Kolkata, a plane first flew past Daspara, under the Chopra police station, at about 12.30 pm. It was followed by another plane soon afterwards and villagers claimed they had heard an explosion and saw ‘‘something being dropped into a pond which changed colour.’’

The village where the suspected ‘‘airdrop’’ took place is barely five km from the Bangladesh border.