Former Northern Army Commander Lt General DS Hooda (retd), who was in-charge of the surgical strikes, confirmed to The Indian Express that 'the video is real'.

On 29 September, former DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) Lt General Ranbir Singh announced in a press conference that the Army had carried out surgical strikes across the LoC on the night of 28-29 September inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists.