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Drone spotted over Naval station in Chennai, probe on: Police

PTI
Published : Mar 5, 2019, 8:45 pm IST
Updated : Mar 5, 2019, 8:45 pm IST

The Naval personnel found the drone flying over the INS Adyar campus, in the heart of the city, around 9 pm on Monday, police said.

 A drone was sighted flying over a Naval station here following which an investigation has been launched, police. (Representational Image)
  A drone was sighted flying over a Naval station here following which an investigation has been launched, police. (Representational Image)

Chennai: A drone was sighted flying over a Naval station here following which an investigation has been launched, police said on Tuesday.

The Naval personnel found the drone flying over the INS Adyar campus, in the heart of the city, around 9 pm on Monday, police said.

The Navy on Tuesday filed a complaint with the police seeking an investigation into the incident.

"An investigation is on," the police said without divulging further information.

The incident comes at a time when key installations, including airports across the country, are on high alert following the recent Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans in Jammu and Kashmir and airstrikes by India on terrorist camps in Pakistan.

Two Pakistani drones had been shot down by the Indian Air Force in Rajasthan and Gujarat along the Indo-Pak border in the paste one week.

Tags: navy, drone, adyar campus
Location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras)