Even if the DRDO had stated that they have the capabilities in place for developing such a weapons system, the then government did not proceed with it.
Some of the journalists who had covered the incident had also revealed that Vajpayee government in 1999 had to release three terrorists because the media at that time created too much pressure on the government due to their hysterical coverage of the IC 814 hijacking.
It has been reported that PAF actually scrambled some F-16s after the Indian air strike, but seeing India's massive formation of airborne fighter jets and other aircraft, it hastily backed down.
Though the three accused were initially booked under the sections 4,6 and 9 of the Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, upon the recommendation of the SP, the district collector has sanctioned charges under the NSA.
Vivek Doval appearing before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal on Tuesday said that the allegations put forward by the magazine Caravan in its article titled 'The D-Company' were completely baseless and false.