Puri: In a fresh incident raising security concerns, a drone was spotted flying over the Shree Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, a designated no-fly zone, on Monday.
Sources said the drone was noticed in the evening, prompting personnel from the Singhadwar Police Station to act swiftly and launch
an operation to trace and intercept the device.
During the operation, the authorities identified a youth operating the drone from the Dhanakuti Sahi lane area. He has been identified as Dipu Kumar Yadav, a resident of Jharkhand.
Yadav has been detained at the Singhadwar Police Station for questioning, and further legal action will be taken as per law, police sources said.
Security has been tightened in and around the temple premises, while officials are investigating the motive behind flying the drone in the restricted zone.
It may be recalled that a similar incident was reported on January 22, when a drone was spotted hovering over the temple after which the police had arrested one person.