India’s air defence system foiled Pakistan’s bid to target Golden Temple

Armymen deployed along the international border in Amritsar have shared some critical updates on Operation Sindoor

An army official on Monday said that after having failed to inflict losses on India’s military installations, Pakistan even targeted the Golden Temple in Amritsar through their drones and rockets. However, the air defence system foiled all such attempts.

Armymen deployed along the international border in Amritsar have shared some critical updates on Operation Sindoor.

Speaking to ANI, an armyman recounted, “On the night intervening May 8 and 9, Pakistan suddenly fired on us and tried to infiltrate into our territory. We fired accurately at the enemy and foiled their infiltration attempt. The result of our firing was that by the morning, the enemy was on its knees and hoisted a white flag at their post.”

Another army personnel said, “Under Operation Sindoor, the armed forces launched a successful strike against terror infrastructure in Pakistan. After April 22, we started our preparation and were ready to deploy at short notice.”

Highlighting the effectiveness of the Indian defence system, another soldier said, “Only 10% of the ammunition of ground-based air defence weapons and army defence weapons were used. We intercepted the Kamikaze drones and micro-drones like YIHA-III and Songar, which are likely of Turkish origin. It is difficult to breach our air defence wall.”

He said, "On May 7, when we identified and hit top terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK, it was obvious that Pakistan would target our main air bases and military installations. But we were taken by surprise as some Kamikaze drones, and surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles were aimed at the Golden Temple. Having failed to damage our air bases and military installations for three days, they targeted civilian areas and the Golden Temple with the Kamikaze drones and rockets. All their attempts were foiled with great precision."