High alert declared at HAL in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A high alert has been declared at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru amid the tense situation between India and Pakistan. Employees’ leaves have been cancelled and staff have been instructed to be prepared for overtime work.

HAL, a government-owned aerospace and defence manufacturing company, is headquartered in Bengaluru and is one of the oldest and largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world, founded on December 23, 1940.

The alert comes in the backdrop of a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, which killed 26 people and India’s retaliation by launching a missile strike on nine terrorist hideouts in Pakistan.

The tensions between the two nations have led to a high alert being declared at key locations across the country.