NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Army attempted to target the Golden Temple in Amritsar with long-range missiles and drones on the night of May 7-8 after Indian forces took down terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occu-pied Kashmir (PoK) under Operation Sindoor, but the enemy failed to punch through India's resilient air defence (AD) shield, a senior army officer said on Monday.
It was a prime target for the Pakistan Army, said Major Gen-eral Kartik C Seshadri, who's commanding an infantry divi-sion in Amritsar.
"Knowing that the Pakistan Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated it will target Indian military installations and civilian areas including religious places. Of these, Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent (target). We also received credible Intelligence that it was a prime target, which we had brain-stormed earlier," he told news, agency ANI.
Operation Sindoor, which began on May 7, was New Delhi's response to the Pahal-gam terror attack that killed 26 people.
The Golden Temple duringa blackout on May 8.Modern AD assets were swiftly mobilised to provide a robust AD umbrella to the Sikh shrine, he said.
"In the hours of darkness, Pakistan carried out a massive air assault with drones and long-range missiles. We were fully prepared since we had anticipated this. Our alert army air defence gunners thwarted Pakistan Army's nefarious designs and shot down all drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Temple. Thus, not allowing even a scratch to our holy Golden Temple," Seshadri added.
India's AD grid included the S-400 system, medium-range surface to air missile system (Barak 8), the Pechora air defence system, Spyder quick-reaction missiles, and upgraded L-70 and Zu-23-2B guns.
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