Delhi Police have initiated a probe following a report of an unidentified drone flying over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence in India's capital on Monday.
According to media reports, the Special Protection Group (SPG) – an elite force that protects the prime minister – sighted the drone at around 5 a.m. (IST) and informed the Delhi Police at around 5: 30 a.m.
Soon after receiving the information, the Delhi Police quickly launched a search operation to track the drone. However, so far nothing could be detected.
“Information was received about an unidentified flying object near the PM's residence. Thorough searches were made in nearby areas. But no such object was detected. The air traffic control room (ATC) was also contacted. They also didn't detect any such flying object near the PM's residence,” the Delhi Police said in a statement.
Notably, the official residence of the Prime Minister comes under the red no-fly zone or no drone zone.
The 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, formerly known as 7, Race Course Road, was designated as the official residence of India's Prime Ministers by federal Ministry of Urban Affairs on 30 May 1990 through a government notification.