Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Second FIR Filed Over Drone Use at Pune MPSC Protest
Police in Pune have filed a second case linked to an MPSC protest.
This case concerns a drone that police say was flown without permission near the protest.
The incident reportedly happened on October 5.
Five people, including Youth Congress leader Shivraj More and photographer Digambar Bharat Khare, were named in the case.
Police say Khare told them he was filming at the direction of four other people.
Officers asked him to bring the drone down and took the drone and its controller.
The case was registered under a law concerning disobeying a public servant’s order.
A separate case involving 15 people had been filed the day before.
Vishrambaug police registered a second case against five people over alleged unauthorized drone use at an MPSC protest.
Those named include Youth Congress state president Shivraj More and photographer Digambar Bharat Khare.
Police said the drone was flown around 7:30 p.m. on October 5 near SM Joshi Bridge in Navi Peth.
The FIR alleges Khare lacked police permission and was filming on instructions from four others.
Police seized a DJI drone camera and controller; a separate case against 15 people had been registered the previous day.
- Who
- Five people, including Shivraj More and Digambar Bharat Khare, were booked; Vishrambaug police registered the case.
- What
- A second FIR alleges that a drone was operated without permission to film an MPSC protest.
- When
- The alleged drone flight occurred around 7:30 p.m. on October 5; the FIR was registered at 1:56 a.m. on October 10.
- Where
- Near SM Joshi Bridge in Navi Peth, Pune.
- Why
- Police allege the drone was flown without local police permission while filming the protest.
Police account
Named individuals’ response
Permission for drone operation
Police account
Police allege Khare had no local police permission to operate the drone and could not produce permission documents.
Named individuals’ response
The article reports no response from the five people named in the FIR.
Who directed the filming
Police account
The FIR says Khare told police he was filming on instructions from Patil, More, Gangurde and Kamble.
Named individuals’ response
The article provides no account or comment from those four people.
- People booked
- Five
- FIR registration time
- 1:56 a.m. on October 10
- Reported drone flight
- Around 7:30 p.m. on October 5
- Location
- Near SM Joshi Bridge, Navi Peth, Pune
- Law cited
- Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Seized equipment
- DJI drone camera valued at about Rs 40,000 and remote controller valued at Rs 10,000
- Earlier protest-related case
- A separate case against 15 people was registered the previous day