India, May 12 -- Air Marshal AK Bharti on Monday provided a detailed account of Operation Sindoor during a special press briefing, highlighting how India's air defence forces successfully intercepted and destroyed enemy aircraft in Indian airspace amid heightened cross-border tensions with Pakistan.

Describing the Indian air defence system as "the guardians of our skies," Bharti explained how the system detected, tracked, monitored and neutralized the threat during Islamabad's recent military offensive.

He showed debris from a Pakistani Mirage aircraft that was downed during the engagement.

The Indian Army's Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) released a video showcasing the operation. The footage briefly showe...