New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh, revealed that following India's Operation Sindoor in Pakistan, many people close to him said "aur maarna tha," meaning " you should have struck them more."

The Air Marshal said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had downed five Pakistani fighter jets and a large aircraft during Operation Sindoor, which he described as the largest-ever recorded surface-to-air kill by India.

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh made the comments while addressing the 16th Air Chief Marshal L M Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru on Saturday, August 9.

In the early hours of May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor - striking nine terror beds across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) - in retaliati...