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Drone spotted over Indian PM Modi’s residence, police says no object detected

July 3, 2023 5:39 pm

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media inside the parliament premises upon his arrival on the first day of the budget session in New Delhi, India, 31 January, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
FILE PHOTO: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media inside the parliament premises upon his arrival on the first day of the budget session in New Delhi, India, 31 January, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

New Delhi: Delhi Police said that the Special Protection Group (SPG), which provides proximate security to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reached out to the police around 5:30am on Monday morning.

A drone was spotted on Monday over Modi’s residence in Delhi, which is a no-fly zone.

News agency ANI, citing Delhi Police, said that the Special Protection Group (SPG), which provides proximate security to the Indian PM, reached out to the police around 5:30am on Monday morning.

The Delhi Police told ANI that information was received at the police control room about an unidentified flying object near Modi’s residence.

The police said, “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 police said that the investigation was underway.

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