Goa, May 21 -- The Indian Army on Tuesday issued a strong clarification denying reports that air defence (AD) guns or other military assets were deployed within the Golden Temple premises during Operation Sindoor, countering earlier remarks made by a senior Army official and media reports.

"Some media reports are circulating with respect to deployment of AD guns in the Golden Temple. It is clarified that no AD guns or any other AD resource was deployed within the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar (Golden Temple)," the Army said in an official statement.

Contradiction Within Army Ranks

The clarification follows a statement made by Lieutenant General Sumer Ivan D'Cunha, the Director General of Air Defence, who had told news agency AN...