A drone crash in Powai caused panic late Sunday night after locals heard a loud noise and saw the device plummet from the sky. Residents immediately alerted the Powai police. Officers rushed to the spot and were surprised to discover that a 23-year-old cinematographer had been testing the drone to check if it was functioning properly. Police booked him and launched an investigation. Drone usage in India remains restricted following the tensions at the border between India and Pakistan.

Ankith Rajendra Thakur, 23, a cinematographer residing at Stanza Living's Lake Bloom building in Solaris, Tunga Village, Powai, had moved to Mumbai from Hyderabad just one-and-a-half months ago for work. He told mid-day that he had used the drone exclusively for creating Instagram reels during outstation shoots.