YouTuber Apologises For Flying Drone Over Puri Srimandir

Bhubaneswar: Kolkata-based YouTuber apologized for flying a drone over the Jagannath Temple in Puri.

The accused, identified as Animesh Chakraborty confessed to his mistake terming it as ‘unintentional’.

“I have a registered drone, which did not notify me that the Jagannath Temple is a ‘no-fly’ zone. I did not receive any notification on my drone when I shot the video of Puri Srimandir,” he said.

“As reported in the media that I was demanding Rs 20,000, it was not the fact. I had no intention to violate any rules of the government. As I had no idea about the no-fly zone. I only uploaded the drone shots after I found many videos on Puri Srimandir on social media platforms and blogs. I thought there is no restriction in uploading such materials on YouTube. I gave credit to Puri police in the post so that no blogger can fly the drone randomly over the area,” he clarified.

According to reports, Animesh Chakraborty uploaded a series of videos displaying the premises of the Jagannath Temple on his YouTube channel on November 19. The views of the temple were closely shot through a drone registered in his name.

After the matter came to light, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) initiated a probe to take prompt action against the YouTuber.