Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Ex-CDS Anil Chauhan Offers Explanation for Kirana Hills Smoke
People saw smoke rising from the Kirana Hills area during Operation Sindoor.
The hills are near Sargodha in Pakistan.
This led to questions about what caused the smoke.
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan offered a possible explanation.
He said a loitering munition may have been involved.
The munition may have come down because it could not find a radar.
This explanation is presented as a possibility, not a confirmed fact.
It addresses speculation about the unusual smoke.
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan addressed speculation about smoke seen near Kirana Hills.
The hills are located near Sargodha in Pakistan.
The smoke was observed during Operation Sindoor.
Chauhan suggested the smoke may have come from a loitering munition.
He said the munition may have come down after failing to locate a radar.
- Who
- Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan offered the explanation.
- What
- Smoke seen near the Kirana Hills may have been caused by a loitering munition that came down after failing to locate a radar.
- When
- During Operation Sindoor.
- Where
- The Kirana Hills area near Sargodha, Pakistan.
- Why
- Chauhan offered the explanation to address speculation about the smoke.
Possible Munition Explanation
Unresolved Speculation
Cause of the smoke
Possible Munition Explanation
General Anil Chauhan suggested that a loitering munition may have come down after failing to locate a radar.
Unresolved Speculation
The available account describes this as a possible explanation, while speculation about the smoke had not otherwise been resolved.
- Location
- Kirana Hills near Sargodha, Pakistan
- Operation
- Operation Sindoor
- Person
- General Anil Chauhan, former Chief of Defence Staff
- Observed phenomenon
- Smoke rising from the Kirana Hills area
- Possible cause
- A loitering munition
- Suggested reason
- The munition may have failed to locate a radar and then come down