From the archive record
Next time you see a spider-like object whirring overhead, beware as it might shower pepper and chilly powder to chase away an unruly mob. The small unmanned mini-chopper hovering in the sky might be one of the drones deployed by the Lucknow Police to control mobs besides rendering its usual task of functioning as an eye-in-the-sky. As many as three drones were launched by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a function organised by the Lucknow Police to felicitate 14 special police officers (SPO). Public CCTV project ‘Nazar Ek Ummed’ and ‘Drishti’ city surveillance project were also launched at the function. These three drones, with prices between Rs. 3 to Rs. 12 lakhs, include ‘octacopter’ which has eight cameras to take snaps and visuals from different angles. It also has an inbuilt chamber