Mumbai: Mumbai police on Saturday issued a preventive order banning the flying of drones, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, paragliders, para motors, hand gliders and hot air balloons over the metropolis for a period of 30 days, an official said.
The prohibitory order, which he said was a "regular" one, was in view of the possibility of misuse of such objects to target VVIPS, endanger life of public at large, destroy public property and cause law and order disturbance. The order also bans unlawful assemblies of five or more persons due to information gathered from various sources about the likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance to public tranquility from such gatherings, the official added.
It did not, however, point out to any specific incident that had led to this preventive order. The prohibitory order covers processions, use of loudspeakers and other sound amplifying systems, musical bands and bursting of firecrackers, the official said. However, marriage and funeral functions, statutory meeting of companies, clubs, assemblies in and around cinemas, halls, schools etc are exempt, the official pointed out. The prohibitory order will be in place from Saturday till July 29, the Mumbai police official said.
The last time the Mumbai Police had issued such an advisory was in May and before that in April.
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