<p>A hot-air balloon with two foreigners and a pilot on board went astray after taking off from Pushkar fair and landed near the premises of central prison in Ajmer district, prompting authorities to order an inquiry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District authorities have withdrawn permission from the private company for flying hot-air balloons following yesterday's incident at the fair, which is visited by tens of thousands of tourists from the country and abroad every year.<br /><br />According to officials, three hot-air balloons which were flown at the fair went astray yesterday. One of them, which had two women tourists from abroad and a pilot on board, landed near the boundary wall of the central jail after hovering over Ajmer city.<br /><br />Superintendent of Police Mahendra Singh said that the location where the balloon landed was close to the main complex of the jail.<br /><br />"We are investigating the matter and action will be taken if any rule has been violated," he said.<br /><br />After the incident, District Collector Arushi Malik appointed a three-member committee headed by the Additional Collector to probe the matter.<br /><br />She said that permission to the company to operate at the fair has been cancelled. The company had permission to operate till November 6.<br /><br />Ajmer Jail Superintendent Pradeep Lakhawat said a report would be submitted to the committee by the jail.<br /><br />No FIR has been registered in this matter so far.<br /><br />The holy city of Pushkar is nearly 150 kilometres from Rajasthan capital Jaipur and hosts one of the biggest livestock fairs in the world. It is a popular tourist destination.<br /></p>
<p>A hot-air balloon with two foreigners and a pilot on board went astray after taking off from Pushkar fair and landed near the premises of central prison in Ajmer district, prompting authorities to order an inquiry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District authorities have withdrawn permission from the private company for flying hot-air balloons following yesterday's incident at the fair, which is visited by tens of thousands of tourists from the country and abroad every year.<br /><br />According to officials, three hot-air balloons which were flown at the fair went astray yesterday. One of them, which had two women tourists from abroad and a pilot on board, landed near the boundary wall of the central jail after hovering over Ajmer city.<br /><br />Superintendent of Police Mahendra Singh said that the location where the balloon landed was close to the main complex of the jail.<br /><br />"We are investigating the matter and action will be taken if any rule has been violated," he said.<br /><br />After the incident, District Collector Arushi Malik appointed a three-member committee headed by the Additional Collector to probe the matter.<br /><br />She said that permission to the company to operate at the fair has been cancelled. The company had permission to operate till November 6.<br /><br />Ajmer Jail Superintendent Pradeep Lakhawat said a report would be submitted to the committee by the jail.<br /><br />No FIR has been registered in this matter so far.<br /><br />The holy city of Pushkar is nearly 150 kilometres from Rajasthan capital Jaipur and hosts one of the biggest livestock fairs in the world. It is a popular tourist destination.<br /></p>