B K Loshali, Chief of Staff (North West Region), Coast Guard, Gandhinagar, seems to have landed in a troublesome zone. While speaking at a gathering of officials during the launch of Coast Guard interceptor boat ICGS C-421 (designed and built by L&T, Surat) Loshali admitted that he had ordered the Pakistani boat on the high seas off Gujarat blown up. His statement was contrary to the Government's stand that claimed that the boat had self-destructed on December 31.
At a press conference at Aero India, Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar stood by the statements he made earlier and indicated that the Government might order an inquiry against the officer.