According to the Chitradurga SP, the crashed drone is a Rustom-2 drone. (Photo: Nagarjun Dwarkanath/IndiaToday)

A Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) drone crashed in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka early Tuesday morning.

No injuries have been reported in the crash.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in an agricultural field in Jodichikkenahalli, Chitradurga district on Tuesday. The drone crash took place at 6 am in the morning.

The incident created quite a scare at Jodichillenahalli village as a loud noise was heard after the drone crashed. Soon, a large number of people gathered at the spot. Videos of the broken UAV went viral on social media.

A statement released by DRDO said, "An unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) being developed by the DRDO on experimental flight trial in new configuration crash-landed in fields near ATR Chitradurga. Data is being analysed."

The DRDO has a test range very close to its Chitradurga district headquarters. The Challakere Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) is an out-door testing and evaluating facility being set up by DRDO exclusively for unmanned and manned aircraft.

Confirming the incident, Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Arun K said that the UAV crashed in the areca nut farm this morning, but no one was injured.

According to the Chitradurga SP, the crashed drone is a Rustom-2 drone.

"It's a Rustom-2 UAV from DRDO. Test trials were being conducted and it failed and fell in the open field. People were curious as to what it was and they gathered. We have cordoned off the area now and police are at the spot," the police officer said.

(More details awaited)