India, Nov. 26 -- Training, coordination and days of preparedness helped avoid panic when Pakistan attempted to strike the Uri hydroelectric power plant hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Gurjeet Singh said, recounting how CISF teams responded under heavy fire and brought 250 civilians to safety.

Within an hour of India striking terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of Operation Sindoor, CISF personnel at the Uri hydroelectric plant, located just 8-10 km from the Line of Control, were instructed to switch off lights, stay on high alert and follow the drills practised earlier.

Singh, who received the DG's commendation disc along with 18 others, was among the officers...