according indian dni s director rear-admiral mihir k. roy, ghazi s existence revealed when signal addressed naval authorities in chittagong intercepted, requesting information on lubrication oil used submarines , minesweepers.
indian navy intelligence tracked ghazi codename issued kali devi, , indian navy began realize pakistanis inevitably forced send submarine ghazi bay of bengal, sole ship operate in these waters.
vice admiral nilakanta krishnan of eastern naval command had maintained pretty clear pakistan have deployed ghazi in bay of bengal , part of plan attempt sink indian aircraft carrier vikrant. @ same time concerted action taken disseminate misinformation designed mislead enemy true location of aircraft carrier, , foster confidence carrier stationed @ visakhapatnam.
all these activities apparently successful in deceiving ghazi when on 25 november 1971, navy nhq communicated ghazi stated: intel indicates carrier in port visakhapatnam .
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