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After an army veteran pointed out the incorrect draping of the tricolour in Operation Safed Sagar, The Free Press Journal has exclusively learnt that the makers have now corrected the mistake.

Colonel Vembu Shankar, an Indian Army veteran, has raised concerns over a scene in the Netflix web series Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War, alleging that the Indian National Flag has been incorrectly draped over the coffin of Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, portrayed by Siddharth in the show.

The veteran shared a screen grab from the series on his Instagram handle, pointing out a scene featuring Mihir Ahuja as Flying Officer C.H. Bal Reddy, aka Baldy, and Abhay Verma as Flying Officer Rajpal Singh Dhaliwal, aka Dhali, carrying Ahuja's coffin as pallbearers. According to the veteran, the coffin is draped in the Indian National Flag, but the positioning of the Tricolour does not comply with the Flag Code of India.

In fact, in the real footage shown in the series depicts the saffron band positioned towards the head of the deceased officer. However, in the recreated scene, the green portion of the flag is reportedly visible, prompting the veteran to argue that the saffron band should have been positioned towards the head.

The veteran also expressed shock that the alleged error had not been noticed during production, particularly by the authorities at Service Headquarters and the military advisers associated with the series.