Dear Kailashniak..... a lot of people have told you not to do photography of public places and you instead of taking their advice have gone on a tangent and given the example of mundane thing like a car crash would not stop you from driving.... well it could get you behind bars for over 2 years and maybe a large sum of money as payment for treatment and rehabilitation the victim and his kin. Be reasonable and look at what a reckless thing you have done.....
OK..... one by one....
1. You flew over a busy crowded place with though with intimation to police, no insurance for the guys down there. What if your machine and gone down and hit a few people on ground.
2. You flew over this place of worship...... as per Rules of the Air areas of recognised places of worship are designation as Prohibited or Restricted places as by the GOI. Flying over any prohibited place is prohibited. Anyone doing that can be booked under very severe laws and he may not see the daylights for many many years. A pilot flying over such places can be booked for flying discipline and would loose his flying license.
3. Flying over a crowded mosque or a for that matter on any temple on a religious occasions or even simple gathering of people with so many people around and with your machine going out of control could have caused panic in the unsuspecting people down on the ground. Worst case scenario could have been a stampede.... The DGCA in its rules on flying over populated areas states that such flying will be at a minimum height of 600 meters (2000 ft).
4. Here is the link to the permission for aerial photography in India......
http://www.dgca.nic.in/forms/aer_photo.pdf please read it and be educated. To find out the rules go to the DGCA website and you will get it.
5. Lastly.... the police can still take cognizance of your act as a act with a potential to disturb peace and harmony or a suspected terrorist activity or an attempt to scare unsuspecting people or doing aerial photography without permission..... and a host of other rules and regulations you may have flouted. Well... this all put together can land you behind bars for over 4-5 years.
OK... for the answers for your post.. para wise....
1. Well yes the technology is getting better and safer by the day. But on the flip side cheap technology is proliferating in our lives at a much faster rate and this is as unsafe as dealing with an angry cobra. If you wish to go for a safe set of technology go for aviation grade technology where you will get a machine which is safe enough or is safety certified (but even that will come with a host of riders on safety parameters and warnings) and will cost you maybe 6-10 lacks for a multicopter which can take a Kg plus of payload.
2. An experienced pilot is safe and good only till the day he has not been stupid enough to be a cause of an accident. Ever human faces such a situation every moment in his life i.e. when he is in a state where his overall acumen is at test. Only the ones who maintain their composure and resist the temptation of distraction survive that moment.... just to face the same story the next moment again.... in effect a person has to be very highly disciplined throughout... is the one why can "probably" remain safe. Your act of filming the place of worship was as rash and reckless as anything in this world can be (especially with the unsafe or non safety certified machine you have).
3. YES... Accidents do happen.... in aviation there are a host of accidents which take place all so often. But the repercussions are far to grave.... sad and grieving families are left behind. Accidents will continue to happen... BUT... in aviation there is so much of Safety indoctrination and equipment safety certification.... and systems in place that most stupid acts of "Safety Sensitive Personnel" automatically end up in either that person loosing his job or loosing the license or a similar harsh punishment.... maybe a jail term on attempt to murder if it is a rash act. The Indian Penal Code is the guiding factor once an inquiry has established the culpability of the people involved.
4. Good that you took police permission and good that they gave it to you and also assisted you with a police constable with you while you were shooting the scene. Well.... the local police chap probably does not know that he does not have much say in giving this clearance till the time the Intelligence agencies and others have vetted the request for such a filming and given their clearance. OK..... IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE POLICE CLEARANCE FOR ANY SHOOT OF THIS NATURE......... writing it in bold so that all can understand the gravity of not doing this.
The last thing..... the DGCA circular which has been put up by you.... states very clearly..... "The civil operation of UAS will require approval from the Air Navigation Service provider, defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and other concerned security agencies, besides the DGCA." SO things are clear who can give the permission and the Police just can not do it on its own.
Well I am writing all this as I have personal experience working in the field of aviation for over 27 years. All these regulations are in place. The DGCA is to identify rules for allowing the hobby to continue and that will come in due course of time. We all need to understand the equipment we use is highly unsafe and what ever may be our level of confidence in aeromodel flying... we are still not tested by some independent agency for our proficiency and that too in "non routine" situations and that is where most accidents take place.
For everyone.... lets refrain from doing anything which may cause harm or injury or hurt sentiments of someone..... That's the only way we will survive and this hobby will survive.
The FINAL thing is..... we need not look for rules or absence of rules to do what we need to do. Just go by the common sense and the para above...... and we will see that we have complied with most rules if not all.
Well this not to say that the video is not good.... but the means employed are not good. Do you think that the big Journalists and Photographers of this country were so naive that they would not have shot such scenes earlier...... it is only because they follow the law and well... I must say that there is no need to take this kind of videos while putting so much at risk......
Happy landings.