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Cops seize drone flying above Russian consulate

CHENNAI: The Mylapore police have detained a man who flew a drone near the Consulate General of the Russian Federation on Santhome Main Road on Wednesday. Inquiries revealed that the detained man was a videographer shooting a marriage function at a school in Santhome.

Siva, a policeman on guard duty at the Consulate, spotted the drone flying above the high-security premises.
He informed the sub-inspector of police Akilan.

The police team traced the drone and seized it. The Navy Air – 25 drone, was used by the videographer R Gokul. 23, of Kalpakkam, to film the marriage at the CSI Higher Secondary School for the Deaf at Santhome on Wednesday.

During questioning, he told the police that he lost control of the drone .

He informed police that he was unaware of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation office at Santhome.

The Mylapore police team seized the drone. They have also taken an undertaking from Gokul and asked him to collect the equipment later.


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