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Documentary says Pakistani missile was aimed at Delhi
WION··17 Aug
A two-part series, Declassified: Operation Sindoor, released on 15 August, said Pakistan launched a high-speed missile aimed at Delhi about 71 hours into the May 2025 standoff. Analyst Nitin Gokhale said it was intercepted over Sirsa around 1.30 am on 10 May. The Defence Ministry had described attacks on air bases that night, without naming Delhi as a target.
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What It Means For You
- If you live in Delhi-NCR, the Discovery series says a high-speed Pakistani missile on 10 May 2025 was aimed at the capital and stopped over Sirsa.
- Viewers of Operation Sindoor timelines can place the intercept around 1.30 am, before the BrahMos wave that officers said hit 11 Pakistani air bases.
- Anyone who watched debris videos from Sirsa in May 2025 can match them with Gokhale's on-camera timing of 1.30 or 1.45 am.
What's Happening
- Declassified: Operation Sindoor aired on Discovery on 15 August 2026 and restated the 10 May 2025 night of the India-Pakistan standoff.
- Nitin Gokhale said Pakistan launched a high-speed missile aimed at Delhi, intercepted at Sirsa, Haryana.
- The documentary said that intercept triggered India's final BrahMos strikes, after which DGMOs agreed a ceasefire around 5.30 pm.
What The Defence Ministry Said Then
- The Ministry of Defence had said Pakistan used missiles, drones, rockets and other long-range weapons against air bases, depots, airports and cantonments, without listing Delhi as a named target.
- Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, then India's DGMO, said Pakistan's DGMO asked to speak around 9 am, and NSA Ajit Doval said India agreed once Pakistan asked to stop.
- Air Marshal Awadesh Bharti said the intent of the BrahMos wave was to show India could hit at will while keeping the response calibrated.
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