Hyderabad: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, 139 drones were deployed for monitoring irregularities during the Jubilee Hills bypoll on Tuesday, November 11. However, six drones were reportedly damaged after being caught in kite manja.

According to reports, the drones were purposefully struck down by people using kites. Two drones each were struck down in Rahmatnagar and Karmika Nagar, while one was brought down in Madhuranagar and Shaikpet.

However, speaking to Saisat .com, Madhura Nagar police denied this claim and said that the drones were merely caught up in manja and that no case has been registered against any perpetrators.

Each of the drones valued at Rs 2.5 lakh was operated by licensed drone pilots from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The feed transmitted fro

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