Debris Of Pak Missile Fired During Op Sindoor Found In Dal Lake, Defused

Debris from a Pakistani missile, discharged into Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Sindoor, has been recovered. The missile components were discovered during a routine clean-up operation on Sunday, originating from the military engagement that occurred in May.

NDTV reports confirmation from Jammu and Kashmir Police that the recovered live missile components will undergo deactivation before being relocated. The Air Force has already taken possession of one missile component.

The potential consequences could have been catastrophic had the missile detonated, as Dal Lake represents a significant tourist destination in Srinagar.

Previously in May, shortly after India initiated Operation Sindoor—a military response targeting terrorist facilities across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) following the Pahalgam terror attack—a missile-like object penetrated deep into Dal Lake.

Officials reported that powerful explosions disturbed the city on the morning of May 10, with smoke visibly rising from the lake's surface where the object landed.

Operation Sindoor

India launched Operation Sindoor during the night spanning May 6-7, describing it as a "measured and proportionate" retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, including a Nepali citizen.

In just 25 minutes, India deployed 24 missiles against nine terrorist camps, resulting in 70 terrorist fatalities across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. These coordinated strikes, executed between 1:05 AM and 1:30 AM on May 7, represented a joint mission by the Indian Army and Air Force under the codename Operation Sindoor.