Hyderabad man held for operating drone in TN's Coonoor forest area

Hyderabad man held for operating drone in TN's Coonoor forest area

Coimbatore: A 24-year-old youth from Hyderabad was detained for allegedly operating a drone in the banned forest area of Coonoor in Nilgiris district on Friday, officials said. Shiva Praveen was caught operating a drone around 5.30 pm inside the Government Reserve Forest area of the Coonoor Forest range. A fine of Rs 10,000 was imposed on him, sources said, citing a district forest officer’s order. The operation of drones inside the forest area …