Officials said Varanasi, a camera-equipped drone, crashed near platform number 7 of Varanasi Cantonment railway station late on Tuesday evening, which motivates a sharp security response, the officials said.
Officials suspect that it belonged to a material producer for filming for social media, although its owner has not yet been identified.
RPF in -charge Sandeep Yadav said that the teams of Railway Protection Force, Government Railway Police Force, and a bomb and Dog Squad teams reached the site soon after being alerted.
The region was closed and well discovered to meet any possible threat.
“Initial investigation shows that drones can be used to film reels or short videos. The device did not pay any suspects,” Yadav said.
RPF has taken the drone into custody for further investigation and identification of its owner.
The incident comes at a time when Uttar Pradesh is looking after a instruction from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, increasing monitoring and strict enforcement of drone rules.
In a high-level videoconfriend earlier this week, the Chief Minister directed all District Magistrates and senior police officers to focus on unauthorized drone operations amidst increasing concerns about misinformation, public nervousness and misuse of drone technology.
According to officials, 17 FIRs and 29 arrests have been made across the state for drone related crimes in recent weeks, including the circulation of false videos and rumors.
Adityanath warned that any misuse of drone to spread fear or disintegration could attract serious allegations under the Gangsters Act and even the National Security Act.
The Chief Minister said, “Technology should not be misused. Unauthorized drone use will not be tolerated,” the police said, police were also instructed to increase ground patrolling and include village security committees.
Several districts including Ayodhya, Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Bijnor, Shahjahanpur have issued blanket sanctions on drone flights without written permission.
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