Shivamogga police use drones to detect illegal activities in open places

Key points

• Think twice before breaking the law in the open spaces of Shivamogga, the police may be watching from a place you least expect.
• The Shivamogga district police have taken surveillance to new heights, literally, deploying drones to keep a watchful eye over public areas.
• The initiative is already delivering results, with two cases of illegal activity booked in recent weeks after drone cameras caught offenders in the act.
• Shivamogga Superintendent of Police Nikhil B.
• has constituted a dedicated si member drone operations team, comprising an inspector, a sub-inspector, and four personnel from the District Armed Reserve, all of whom have undergone specialised training in drone deployment.