New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have alerted the Delhi Police about terrorist organizations planning a radioactive drone attack on the national capital, after an apparent radioactive drone landed on Japanese Prime Minister’s office.
The agencies have conveyed that groups like LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed have been planning to use unmanned aerial vehicles to carry out an attack instructing the police department to take immediate measures to prevent any such attempt in the capital,.
This Republic Day, the agencies had warned of a strong possibility of an attack by a UAV or paragliders forcing the Delhi Police commissioner B S Bassi to brief officers to take steps in this connection.
As a precaution, the police headquarters has now written to all district DCPs and asked them to identify all sellers or individuals who rent out drones. A DCP confirmed the receipt of such a communique and said they were in the process of identifying and verifying the drone operators in their area. A report will be sent to police headquarters, he added.
Sources said the Delhi Police has been asked not to allow any unmanned aerial aircraft to be flown in the capital by private parties or film-makers etc without permission. Any such permission will be granted after due verification of antecedents of the party concerned. Police too have been asked to exercise caution while using drones.
An average drone fly at a speed of around40 km/h, sources said. They are designed to cover an area of around 500 metre, and an average drone can fly up to 50 feet. They are controlled from the ground station through remote control.