Police warn against drone use in meetings

March 23, 2019 10:50 pm | Updated February 06, 2020 07:35 pm IST

Visakhapatnam rural police has cautioned people against use of drones at any public places without obtaining permission. The police warned of severe action against the owners if caught flying drones without permission.

Superintendent of Police (Visakhapatnam Rural) Attada Babujee said that with the elections just a couple of weeks ahead, number of political leaders have been arriving and leaving in helicopters to take part in political campaigns. He said that in those programmes, in order to take pictures and videos, a few have been using drones, which is totally unauthorised.

The SP also said that in this regard, the users should take prior permission from police or the sub-divisional officer.

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