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Friday, September 20, 2019

Two Americans Caught Flying Drone Over Rashtrapati Bhavan



20 September 2019

Two Americans have been caught by Indian intelligence for flying a drone over India’s highly-sensitive and high-security zone, the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Police have recovered photographs of the high-security Central Secretariat area captured through the video camera fitted in the drone. Investigation on the matter is on. Last month in August, the plot to assassinate India’s Home Minister Amit Shah was uncovered.

Intelligence agencies and Delhi Police scrambled into action after they were alerted about a drone flying over the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Prime Minister’s Office in the high-security ‘no flying zone’ in Lutyens’ Delhi this weekend.

The incident happened between 5 and 6 p.m. on Saturday. Police have arrested two Americans – a father-son duo – in this connection, Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, Eish Singhal said.

Police are yet to establish the Americans’ motive behind flying a drone in a sensitive and high-security zone, despite having interrogated both of them till late night on Saturday.

“Their motive behind flying the drone is not clear. Investigation is going on,” Singhal said.

A Delhi Police officer, on the condition of anonymity, said: “The matter relates to flying a drone in a very sensitive zone. The arrested accused are Americans. Intelligence officials are unlikely to say anything on the issue. As a precautionary measure, we have registered a case at South Avenue police station for record.”

According to information, a passerby saw the drone flying over the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the PMO and informed the police.

Police thought it was a hoax call, but as the matter pertained to a high security area, they sent a police constable to South Avenue to see what is happening.

The constable saw the flying drone, immediately informed his senior officers and tried to find out who was behind it.

Almost all top officers of Delhi Police reached the spot but by then the constable had detained two Americans whom he saw controlling the drone.

Both Americans were brought to the police station for interrogation, and intelligence agencies alerted about the incident.

During the interrogation, the Americans admitted that they were flying the drone and claimed they were using it to shoot a video for a portal they worked for. They further said that they had no idea that drones are banned in this area.

However, police are reluctant to believe the explanation.

According to sources, both the Americans were in Delhi for the last four days, and staying in the Maurya Sheraton hotel.

The father, aged 50, is a horticulturist in America while his son, aged 30 is a professional videographer.

“They have been released for the time being. We have confiscated the drone. Investigation into the matter is on,” said Singhal.

In August, the plot to assassinate India’s Home Minister Amit Shah was uncovered. A Kargil War hero and a former BSF pilot is being investigated for faking his credentials in emails to Larsen and Toubro (L&T) in order to fly Amit Shah, raising serious concerns in the security establishment on whether there was a plot to assassinate India’s Home Minister or as per the accused – a conspiracy to block his promotion.

IANS with inputs from GreatGameIndia

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