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Maha: Youth from AP booked for flying drone near Gateway of India without permission

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) A man from Andhra Pradesh was arrested while allegedly flying a drone without permission near Gateway of India in Colaba area of south Mumbai on Tuesday.
According to details, the Quick Response Team (QRT) received information about a suspicious flying object in the area.
Upon investigation, the QRT team traced the drone operator, identified as Aramalla Lincoln, to a car parked outside Taj Mahal Hotel.
According to police, Lincoln, a resident of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, works at a photography shop and pursues aerial photography as a hobby.
He stated that he was flying the drone to take photographs out of personal interest and claimed he was unaware of the restrictions on drone use in the area, which falls under a sensitive security zone due to its proximity to the Taj Hotel, a site under constant surveillance by police and security agencies.
Police have registered an offence against him for violating the prohibitory order banning flying drone in city.
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