The police has additionally banned drones, paragliders and different flying objects.
The Mumbai police enforced part 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) from December 20 to January 18. This has been performed to curb “terrorist and anti-national elements” making use of objects corresponding to drones and paragliders, officers mentioned.
“It has become necessary that certain restrictions should be put on the activities of such elements across the Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate to prevent probable sabotages through such drones, remote controlled micro-light aircraft, para-gliders, for which some preventive and proactive measures needed be taken to prevent the same”, the order acknowledged.
“No flying activities of drone, remote controlled micro-light aircraft, para-gliders, Para Motors, Hand gliders, Hot air balloons, etc. shall be allowed…except for aerial surveillance by Mumbai Police or by specific permission in writing by Dy. Commissioner of Police (Operations), Brihanmumbai”, it added.
The order comes days forward of Christmas and New Year’s festivities, which magnetize sizable crowds from each inside and outdoors the town. As per the directive, there’s a excessive likelihood that terrorist organisations or anti-national teams might utilise drones, microlight plane beneath distant management, and paragliders to focus on VIPs, jeopardise public security, harm public property, and disrupt legislation and order in city areas.
According to police, the order prohibits the flying of those objects aside from when legislation enforcement is conducting aerial surveillance or when the deputy commissioner of police (operations) offers specific written clearance. According to authorities, these aerial objects are prohibited from being deployed over the town all through the 30 days of the prohibitory orders.
