Ranchi, Sept. 18 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Thursday said that the Indian forces carried out a planned strike on terrorist targets between 1:00 and 1:30 AM on May 7 during Operation Sindoor to avoid civilian casualties.

He explained that the timing was chosen because it was the darkest hour, making satellite imaging difficult; however, the forces had full confidence in their capabilities.

During interaction with students at Jharkhand Raj Bhavan's Birsa Mandap under 'Operation Sindoor,' Anil Chauhan said, "... On the 7th (of May), the terrorist targets we had chosen, we struck them between 1:00 and 1:30 at night... Why did we strike at 1:30 at night? That is the darkest time, it would be the most difficult to get s...