Agra, Sep 30 (PTI) A drone was spotted in the no flying zone of the Taj Mahal here, police said on Thursday adding that it was flown by three tourists who were released after a warning.

The incident had taken place around 9 pm on Wednesday night and the tourists belonged to Hyderabad, police added.

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SP (City) Vikas Kumar said as they came to know about the incident, police interrogated the three tourists.

They were taken to the Itmad-ud-Daulah police station for interrogation and were released after a warning, he said.

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The SP said when questioned, the tourists told them that they were unaware of the no flying zone.

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