Alert in Delhi: Police took two including American citizens into custody, questioned by intelligence agencies
During interrogation, the foreigner was identified as Justin Andrew Lay (27), a resident of California US and Jitendra (33), a resident of Old Chandrawal Harijan Basti.
Delhi Police is on high alert these days regarding the security of G20. In view of the security of the capital, there is a complete ban on flying drones, aerial and toy helicopters etc. During this, the police got shocked after getting information about flying a drone through a foreigner in Adarsh Nagar area.
As soon as the message flashed in the control room, the police officers rushed to the spot. There an American citizen was making a video through a drone. The police immediately started questioning the foreign national and his associate in custody. Along with the special cell of Delhi Police, intelligence agencies interrogated him. At present, the Adarsh Nagar police station has registered a case for violating the government order. Police is investigating the matter by informing the US Embassy.
Sanjay, who lives in the slum of Kaushalpuri Azadpur, does welding work. On Thursday afternoon he came home to have dinner. Then he saw that two people were flying a drone standing on a terrace. People around were watching him flying the drone. One person flying the drone was a foreigner. He gave this information to the police.
As soon as the information was received, there was a stir in the police department. Top police officers reached the spot. Investigation revealed that they did not have any government order to fly the drone. Due to the ban on flying drones, the police took the foreigner and his associate into custody. Both took them to the Adarsh Nagar police station. After that the police started questioning both of them.
During interrogation, the foreigner was identified as Justin Andrew Lay (27), a resident of California US and Jitendra (33), a resident of Old Chandrawal Harijan Basti. Investigation revealed that Jitendra works in some organization. He had come to show the foreign youth the slums of the area. Whose he was making video through drone.
In view of the security, the local police informed the special cell and intelligence agencies about this. The joint team interrogated both. The police have registered a case against them for violating the government order and have banned them. Police is investigating the matter by giving information about it to the American Embassy.