Bengaluru: With the video of Coast Guard DIG B K Loshali declaring that he had ordered the Pakistani boat on the high seas off Gujarat blown up going viral, the government on Wednesday said it might order an inquiry against the officer.

At a press conference at Aero India, Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar stood by the statements he made earlier, saying the boat had self-destructed on December 31. “As of now we have a denial from him (Loshali),” Parrikar said. “If any one shows evidence we will take disciplinary action against the DIG.” He added, “If the DIG has indeed made a statement then it is a wrong statement warranting an inquiry and disciplinary action.”

The minister said he would release evidence next week to rest his case that the boat blew itself up.

The Indian Express on Wednesday reported the contents of a video in which Loshali is heard saying: “Let me tell you… I hope you remember 31st December night… we blew off that Pakistan… We have blown them off… I was there at Gandhinagar and I told at night, blow the boat off. We don’t want to serve them biryani…”

Loshali, who is also Chief of Staff (North West Region), Coast Guard, Gandhinagar, was speaking at a gathering of officials from the Coast Guard and Larsen & Toubro during the launch of Coast Guard interceptor boat ICGS C-421, designed and built by L&T, Surat.So far, the Ministry of Defence and Coast Guard have been saying that  the purported Pakistani fishing boat due for an “illicit transaction at sea” and identified later as Qalandar, had blown itself up.