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Police want stricter rules against use of drones
NEW DELHI: As unidentified flying objects continue to pose a threat to the airport’s security, Delhi Police have approached the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) for
NEW DELHI: As unidentified flying objects continue to pose a threat to the airport’s security, Delhi Police have approached the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) for its intervention to control the problem.
After 70 cases of sighting of unidentified objects and a few cases of laser light, the police have asked the MHA to prepare guidelines to regulate the sale of drones and punish those selling and buying such equipment illegally.
Though the use of laser light and drones is banned around the airport, these are being frequently used, forcing the police to look at others means to deal with the problem.
“We have asked them to start a licence system for those selling drones. Shopkeepers should keep a record of buyers and tell them about the do’s and don’ts on the use of drones. Same is the case with laser lights. We have requested for stricter punishment, which would act as deterrent,” said a police official.
Sources said the MHA is expected to issue a notification, which will apply to airports across the country. In five months — from October 2015 to February 2016 — 62 incidents of sighting of unidentified flying objects were reported but not even a single object could be traced.
HT on October 31 reported about regular sighting of suspicious flying objects in and around the sensitive Delhi airport.
“It could be balloon or kites but for the naked eye, it looks like a drone. But in most cases, the object was harmless. At the airport, there are different stakeholders and we cannot shoot down flying objects. But guidelines are being framed to tackle this menace,” said an official of CISF, the force responsible for airport security.
As radars have failed to notice anything, the Delhi Police want to focus on prevention. “Since, it is difficult to trace, we want a strict rule to prevent buying of such items,” the official said.
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