POLICE DEPARTMENT........NOTIFICATION

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA STATE

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Office of the

Commissioner of Police

Hyderabad City.

No. L&O/M4/2980/2015              Date:-05-10-2015

NOTIFICATION

WHEREAS, it has been brought to my notice that the Terrorist/ Antisocial elements may organize attacks through Para Gliders, Remote Controlled Drones, Remote Controlled Micro Light Aircraft etc., and that there is an increasing trend by events organizers to use remote controlled drones for getting aerial views for live telecasts and photography of various events.  

WHEREAS, inputs have been received by Intelligence agencies about the possibility of attacks by Terrorist/Antisocial elements by the use of Para-gliders, Remote Controlled Drones, Remote Controlled Micro-Light Aircraft, etc., and there is every likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance of Public tranquility and also there is grave danger to human life, health, safety and damage to public property on that account.

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary that reasonable checks are imposed on activities of such antisocial elements in the limits of Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate to prevent the attack through Remote Controlled Drones or through Para-Gliders or through Remotely Controlled Micro-Light Aircraft.

NOW THEREFORE, I, M.Mahendar Reddy, IPS, Commissioner of Police and Executive Magistrate of Hyderabad City vide powers conferred upon me u/sec 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973 (Act II of 1974), do hereby order that no flying activities of Remotely Controlled Drones or Para-Gliders or Remotely Controlled Micro-Light Aircraft be allowed in the Jurisdiction of Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate limits without prior Police permission in writing.  

No Non-Government agency, organization or individual will be allowed to launch Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Aerial Survey (UAS) etc.

Government agencies and organizations should obtain appropriate clearance from local Police and Aviation authorities before launching any UAS/UAV for any purpose.

Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

This order shall remain in force from 08-10-2015 to 07-11-2015.

As the notice cannot be served individually to all concerned, the order is hereby passed ex-parte.  It shall be published for the information of public, through press and by affixing copies on the Notice Boards of the Police Stations, Divisional ACsP, Zonal DCsP offices.

                    Sd/-

(M.MAHENDAR REDDY, IPS)

Commissioner of Police

Hyderabad City.