Operation Sindoor: ‘Only targeted those who killed innocent persons,’ says Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India’s Operation Sindoor “targeted only those who killed our innocent persons”.

The Indian military on Wednesday carried out strikes on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. A total of nine sites were targeted.

Singh said India exercised its “right to respond” to the attack on its soil.

The terror attack at the Baisaran area near Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on April 22 left 26 dead and 17 injured. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those killed were Hindu.

“Our action has been taken very thoughtfully and in a measured manner,” Singh further said. “With the aim of breaking the morale of the terrorists. This action has been limited only to their camps and other infrastructure.”

He also lauded the Indian armed forces for acting with “precision, alertness and humanity” to ensure that civilians were not affected at all.

भारतीय सेनाओं ने अपने अद्भुत शौर्य और पराक्रम का परिचय देते हुए एक नया इतिहास रच दिया है… pic.twitter.com/enHzYZg50f— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 7, 2025

Singh reiterated the Centre’s position that the action was “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature”.

“No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted,” the ministry said early Wednesday...

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