An unidentified drone hovering around 20m above the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Trombay on Monday afternoon triggered a security alert as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, which is on the terror hit-list, is located nearby.
The incident comes more than a month after a pilot alerted the Air Traffic Centre on sighting parachute-like objects over the airport.
On May 26, Dharmanandan Diamond Pvt Ltd, a Surat-based diamond firm, released helium balloons for promotional merchandise to mark a cricket tournament at the Air India ground, which is adjacent to the runway near the old Kalina airport. Police arrested two men, including the event organizer, in the case.
Sources said that around 12.30pm, unidentified persons flew the drone at a height of 20m for few minutes in the area and then fled in a waiting private car.
A professor from TISS, who was passing by, noticed the drone and immediately alerted the police control room. The professor, who is now the prime witness in the case, has recorded the incident. He has handed over the video footage to police.
07/07/15 Ahmed Ali/Times of India
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The incident comes more than a month after a pilot alerted the Air Traffic Centre on sighting parachute-like objects over the airport.
On May 26, Dharmanandan Diamond Pvt Ltd, a Surat-based diamond firm, released helium balloons for promotional merchandise to mark a cricket tournament at the Air India ground, which is adjacent to the runway near the old Kalina airport. Police arrested two men, including the event organizer, in the case.
Sources said that around 12.30pm, unidentified persons flew the drone at a height of 20m for few minutes in the area and then fled in a waiting private car.
A professor from TISS, who was passing by, noticed the drone and immediately alerted the police control room. The professor, who is now the prime witness in the case, has recorded the incident. He has handed over the video footage to police.
07/07/15 Ahmed Ali/Times of India
