Pakistan on Thursday claimed that an unarmed Indian supersonic missile landed in its territory late on Wednesday. (Image for representation: Reuters/File)
The central government said the missile was fired due to a “technical malfunction” in the course of routine maintenance.
A day after Pakistan claimed that an Indian missile had landed on its soil, the central government admitted that the missile was fired accidentally due to a “technical malfunction” and had landed in the neighbouring country. The government said it had taken serious note of this and ordered a high-level court of enquiry into the incident.The Centre on Friday issued a press release on the accidental firing of the missile on March 9. The statement read, “In the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile.”Calling the incident “deeply regrettable”, the government said there were, however, no casualties. It said, “It is learnt 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.”Read all minute-by-minute news updates for Uttar Pradesh election results 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Uttarakhand election results 2022, Manipur election results 2022, and Goa election results 2022.Click here for seat-wise LIVE result updates.