Srinagar, Dec. 8 -- Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district have arrested two persons who were accused of operating a drone during the Amarnath Yatra earlier this year in a "no flying zone".
Police said a drone, illegally operated over the notified restricted area, was brought down by security forces using soft-kill methods to avert any potential threat to the Yatra.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had in June declared the entire Yatra corridor as a "no flying zone" banning "any kind of aviation platforms" including drones and balloons for the duration of the yatra.
Following the illegal operation of a drone, an FIR under Section 223 BNS was registered at Police Station Gund, and an investigation was taken up.
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