THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The operators of the drone sighted at the main centres of the capital city have been identified. The drone was operated for a survey conducted. The drone was operated at Nemom but it lost control, said agency officials. Police said the agency had not sought permission to operate the drone.

The drone was first sighted on mysterious circumstances in two coastal locations in the capital city on March 22. A night patrol team first spotted the drone near Kovalam. A few minutes later, paramilitary personnel guarding the VSSC reportedly saw a drone outside the perimeter of the strategic facility. A probe has been started by agencies including intelligence on the incident.

A drone camera was sighted flying over the police headquarters at Vazhuthacaud last night. Police on security at police headquarters reported sighting the drone. It was seen flying near the fifth floor of the building. In an investigation, the presence of the drone was sighted in the camera installed at Padmanabhaswamy Temple.

A probe is on in sighting the drone at Kovalam and VSSC. Police had suspected that whether it was operated as part of any film shoot.