The story so far: Making a statement in both Houses of Parliament on the accidental launch of the supersonic missile which ended up in Pakistan last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that the government has taken serious note of the incident and a formal high level inquiry has been ordered which would determine the “exact cause” of the said accident.
What is the incident and what did the Government say?
Briefing on the incident which occurred on March 9, Mr. Singh said that during the routine maintenance and inspection, a missile was “accidentally released” at around 7 PM. It was later learnt that the missile had landed inside the territory of Pakistan. He further added, “While this incident is regretted, we are relieved that nobody was hurt due to the accident.”
