Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Mumbai Police Book Pune Man Over Drone During Ganpati Immersion
Mumbai police say a man flew a drone during a Ganpati immersion procession in Dadar.
The police had temporarily banned drones in Mumbai.
They say the man did not have permission to fly it.
They also say he did not have the required technical certification.
Police stopped him and took the drone and remote control.
The equipment was valued at about Rs1.56 lakh.
The man was identified as Sarvesh Gopal Sarda, who works in the private sector.
Police registered a case against him under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
This was the third drone-related case reported by Mumbai police in recent months.
Mumbai police registered a case against 29-year-old Sarvesh Gopal Sarda for allegedly flying a drone during a Dadar Ganpati immersion procession.
Police allegedly spotted Sarda operating a grey drone near S.K. Bole Road in Dadar West on September 20.
A police order banned drones and several other aerial devices across Mumbai from September 13 to October 12.
According to the FIR, Sarda had neither permission to fly the drone nor the required technical certification.
Police seized the drone and remote control, valued at about Rs1.56 lakh; the case was registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Mumbai police and 29-year-old Sarvesh Gopal Sarda, a Pune-origin man working in the private sector.
- What
- Police registered a case alleging that Sarda flew a drone without permission during a Ganpati immersion procession.
- When
- September 20; the drone ban was in effect from September 13 to October 12.
- Where
- Near S.K. Bole Road in Dadar West, Mumbai, during the Siddhivinayak Temple procession.
- Why
- The citywide restriction was issued over law-and-order and security concerns.
- Accused
- Sarvesh Gopal Sarda, 29
- Residence and origin
- Andheri East resident originally from Akurdi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune
- Drone restriction
- Drones and several other aerial devices were prohibited in Mumbai from September 13 to October 12
- Seized equipment
- Grey DJI drone and remote control
- Estimated value
- Approximately Rs1.56 lakh
- Legal provision
- Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Recent enforcement
- The police described this as the third drone-related case reported in recent months