DRDO UAV crashes in farmland in Karnataka, none injured

An unmanned DRDO vehicle crashed in an agriculture field in Chitradurga district on Tuesday during the testing of an aerial vehicle called 'Rustom-2' was in progress.

Bengaluru:An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Defence Research and Development Organisation crashed during a trial in an agriculture field in Chitradurga district on Tuesday, a video of which has gone viral. However, no casualties were reported.

The incident created quite a scare at Jodi Chillenahalli village as a loud noise was heard after the drone crashed. Soon, a large number of people gathered at the spot.

Confirming the incident, Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Arun K informed that the UAV crashed in the arecanut farm this morning, but no one was injured.

Videos of the broken UAV went viral on social media. According to state government officials, the testing of an aerial vehicle called 'Rustom-2' was in progress when the incident occurred.
When contacted, a DRDO official declined to comment on it.

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