Drone-like objects spotted over Kolkata, cops probing espionage angle | India News

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NEW DELHI: At least ten drone-like objects had been discovered flying over the evening sky in Kolkata, prompting the police to probe the matter from all angles, together with espionage.The objects had been discovered flying over the Hastings space, the Vidyasagar Setu and Maidan on Monday evening, the officers advised information company PTI.After the incident, the Centre has sought a report from the West Bengal authorities, a senior bureaucrat within the state administration stated.“Reports of drone sightings over Kolkata have been received and are currently under investigation. Efforts are underway to ascertain the veracity of this event. Further information will be shared as facts are established,” Kolkata’s defence PRO advised ANI.Personnel on the Hastings Police Station first spotted these flying objects having similarities with drones.“These drone-like-objects were seen flying from the direction of Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district late on Monday. They hovered over the Hastings area, the Second Hooghly Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) and Fort William (the army’s Eastern Command headquarters),” a police officer stated.The drone-like objects had been additionally seen over Park Circus space within the japanese a part of the metropolis earlier than disappearing, he stated.The Special Task Force (STF) and the Detective Department of Kolkata Police have already initiated an investigation, he stated.