New Delhi: India Friday confirmed that a missile had entered Pakistan from India Wednesday due to “accidental firing” caused by “a technical malfunction” in the “course of routine maintenance”. Sources said this was a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
“On 9 March 2022, in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level court of inquiry,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
The MoD added that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan.
“While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident,” it said.
Although the defence ministry did not clarify which missile it was, sources in the defence and security establishment said it was the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
ThePrint had earlier in the day reported that BrahMos was likely to be the missile involved in the incident.
The missile, which now has a range of over 400 KMs compared to earlier versions, is one of the most dependable long-range cruise missiles in India’s arsenal.
The statement by the MoD came a day after Pakistan’s military spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said, “On 9 March, at 6:43 pm, a high-speed flying object was picked up inside the Indian territory… From initial course, it deviated and entered Pakistan territory and fell in Pakistani territory, causing some damage to civilian installations,...
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