Ahead of the Independence Day, the Delhi Police on Monday issued an order prohibiting aerial activities of several kinds, including para-gliding, unmanned aerial vehicles, hot air balloons.
Certain criminals, anti-social elements or terrorists, inimical to India, may pose a security threat to the citizens by the use of sub-conventional aerial platforms like para-gliders, para-motors, or even by para-jumping from aircraft etc, said a statement from the Delhi Police.
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik has issued an order prohibiting flying of para-gliders, para-motors, hang-gliders, microlight aircrafts, hot air balloons, small size powered aircrafts, quadcopters etc. in the national Capital, it stated.
This order shall remain in force till 15.08.2017 unless withdrawn earlier, said the statement.