'Violation...': IAF officials to face 'severe punishment' for Pak missile fiasco

Published on Apr 11, 2022 02:27 pm IST

In less than a month, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed its inquiry into the BrahMos accidental firing case and blamed more than one official from the missile squadron for the incident for which there would "swift and severe punishment". The inquiry into the March 9 incident was done by Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive) Air Vice Marshal RK Sinha where during routine maintenance and inspection, a BrahMos missile got fired accidentally and landed up in the Mian Channu area of Pakistan. The court of inquiry has found a clear violation of standard operating procedures by the officials concerned, news agency ANI reported.

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