The BrahMos missile — a nuclear-capable, cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India — was fired on March 9, 2022, and landed in Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan prompting Pakistan to seek answers from New Delhi on the safety mechanisms in place to prevent accidental launches.
Following the incident, Indian Air Force sacked three officers for the accidental firing of a cruise missile into nuclear-armed rival Pakistan following a months-long investigation by New Delhi.
A statement by the air force said that a probe into the incident had found three of its officers guilty of violating standard operating procedures that led to the mishap of 9th March 2022.
“These three officers have primarily been held responsible for the incident. Their services have been terminated by the Central Govt with immediate effect,” the statement said.
Islamabad had said that a “supersonic flying object” cruising at 40,000 feet from India had violated its airspace and hit an uninhabited civilian area on March 9, 2022.
New Delhi immediately acknowledged the mistake, which Islamabad said endangered civil airplanes, and a threat to the passengers in the area, and lodged a diplomatic protest.
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