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i. Respondent No.2, who was working as Assistant Executive Engineer at Laxmi Barrage, Medigadda. On 26.07.2024 between 12.30 and 2.00 P.M. on the call given by BRS Party working President, petitioner No.1 herein, along with his associates, BRS KL,J Party leaders, petitioner Nos.2 and 3 herein, and their party social media persons and others visited the Medigadda Barrage.

ii. He saw the Drone Visuals taken by the aforesaid persons during their visit in Electronic Media and the same was brought to the notice of Higher Officials.

iv) Therefore, the petitioners visiting the Medigadda Barrage on 26.07.2024 without obtaining any permission from the concerned authorities of Civil Aviation deliberately operated a drone camera over and in the premises of Barrage and captured visuals.

v) Crime No.174 of 2023 of Mahadevpur P.S. pertaining to the damage caused to the pillars of Medigadda Barrage is under investigation and a Judicial Commission is probing into the alleged irregularities and embezzlement of public funds and other serious aspects in the construction of Kaleshwaram Project. The petitioners and others were pushing away the KL,J police personnel and security personnel deployed at the Medigadda Barrage, forcefully entered the premises of Barrage and captured visuals operating a drone camera.

12. The Investigating Officer recorded the statement of Mr. E. Upender, Head Constable and Mr. M. Chandra Mohan, Constable of Mahadevpur Police Station and also Mr. Kaparaveni Mahesh, Secured Guard at Medigadda Barrage as LWs.6 to 8. They have also stated in the aforesaid lines.

13. On consideration of the said statements, the Investigating Officer filed alteration memo, dated 08.08.2024 adding the aforesaid provisions of law. It is further stated that if any person including the petitioners herein wants to fly a drone on the barrage, they shall obtain prior permission from the concerned department as per the Drone Rules, 2021. It is prohibited area for flying drones. Even then, the petitioners and other persons penetrated onto the barrage along with BRS party workers and flew the drone.

16. It is also relevant to note that the Central Government has issued a Notification vide GSR 589 (E), dated 25.08.2021 notifying the Drone Rules, 2021. Rule - 3 (g) of the Drone Rules deals with 'digital sky platform'; Rule Section - 3 (l) deals with 'green zone', yellow zone' and 'red zone' and the same are extracted hereunder:

"(l) "green zone" means the airspace of defined dimensions above the land areas or territorial waters of India, up to a vertical distance of 400 feet or 120 metre that has not been designated as a red zone or yellow zone in the airspace map KL,J for unmanned aircraft system operations and the airspace upto a vertical distance of 200 feet or 60 metre above the area located between a lateral distance of 8 kilometre and 12 kilometre from the perimeter of an operational airport: