Ganderbal Police Charge Two Over Drone Breach in Amarnath Yatra No‑Fly Zone

Overview

• Owais Muneer Khan of Sanat Nagar and Farooz Ahmad Nengroo of Munwar-Abad, Khanyar, were identified as the drone operators and are now charge‑sheeted.
• A drone flown without permission over the Amarnath Yatra corridor was neutralized by security forces using soft‑kill measures.
• The Union Home Ministry had designated the entire pilgrimage route as a No Drone Zone to protect pilgrims during the yatra.
• FIR No. 26/2025 under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Gund Police Station, and a forensic team extracted flight and operator data from the device.
• Both accused were apprehended, produced before court, and police cited the case as evidence of sustained vigilance along the yatra route.