India, May 19 -- Director General, Army Air Defence, Lt General Sumer Ivan D'Cunha, revealed on Monday that during Operation Sindoor, the management of the Golden Temple in Amritsar allowed the Indian Army to deploy air defence guns within the shrine to counter potential drone and missile threats from Pakistan.

In an interview with news agency ANI, Lt General D'Cunha informed that the Golden Temple's lights were switched off for the first time in history to facilitate better detection and engagement of the drones coming from Pakistan. According to him, it helped the Indian defence forces spot and engage enemy drones more clearly.

"Fortunately, we visualised what they (Pakistan) were capable of doing. Realising that they would target it ...