Police Register Case After Coast Guard Helicopter Flies Low Over Sabarimala Temple

Police here have registered a case after an Indian Coast Guard helicopter flew low and close to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, with the ICG blaming "deteriorating weather," behind the incident. 

The helicopter made the sortie over the hill shrine on Thursday, prompting an investigation. Videos regarding the flight have been circulated on the social media. 

Police sources said a probe was initiated after the Sabarimala Special Commissioner ordered an inquiry, considering the sensitive security nature of the hill



shrine, which is visited by lakhs of devotees every year.

Pampa police registered a case under section 118 (e) of the Kerala Police Act (knowingly does any act which causes danger to the public or failure in public safety).

However, the FIR did not name anyone as an accused. According to the FIR, the helicopter CG 821 flew low and close to the Sabarimala Sannidhanam, which has been notified by the state government as a Special Security Zone, without permission, affecting public safety and posing possible risks to structures.