Mumbai: Churchgate GRP Summons Event Management Firm After Drone Crashes On Platform, Injuring Passenger
Mumbai, October 30, 2026: The Churchgate Government Railway Police (GRP) have summoned the event management company responsible for drone operations at Wankhede Stadium after a drone crashed onto a railway platform on Wednesday night, injuring a passenger. Police are investigating how the operators lost control of the device. Event Management Firm Summoned Senior Police Inspector Vishnu Kesarkar…
Mumbai's Churchgate Government Railway Police have called the event management firm behind drone operations at Wankhede Stadium following a drone crash on a railway platform, which left a passenger with injuries. The police are probing the circumstances that led to the drone veering off course and landing on the station property.
Organizers were granted permission for the event, but the individual operating the drone lost control, resulting in the collision. The affected individual, Hemant Mahotsavkar aged 37, was standing on platform 3 of Churchgate station when the drone struck, causing bleeding to his head. Fellow passengers promptly informed the GRP via their helpline, leading to Mahotsavkar's prompt medical attention at GT Hospital.
He was discharged the same night after receiving a few stitches. Police have seized both drones and are assessing whether mechanical failure was responsible for the incident.
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