Bengaluru: Two people were arrested by the HAL police, on Saturday, December 15, for using a drone in the old airport premises, to capture video of an apartment belonging to Prestige Group.

Chief manager of HAL Helicopter Division, Krishna Naik, filed a complaint on Thursday, 20 December, before the police, in which he stated that, Hari Nair, a pilot, was flying a helicopter on December 15 for testing purposes. Around 1.30 pm, some unknown persons were flying a drone in the area, which was detected by the radar. It could have posed a threat to the pilot’s life. Even after knowing that this may cause harm, the miscreants were flying the drone.

Responding to the complaint, the HAL police have arrested both miscreants and are interrogating about permissions and licenses required to fly drones in a restricted area.

The detained men, Syed (24) and Bharath (28), are residents of Whitefield, and work for a private advertising company.

Police are taking technical help from experts in the case for investigation. According to an officer the accused were shooting an advertisement film, for a Prestige Group apartment in the area, which is over 1,000 feet high. “The drone was even flying above 1,000 feet, which was later detected by the radar,” he said.

The accused are booked under four IPC Sections – Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), Section 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) Section 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and Section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty).