The shootout at the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here appears to be the result of a "misunderstanding" and should not be given importance, the Karnataka government clarified Wednesday.

"It appears to be result of misunderstanding and there is no need to give the incident importance," state Home Minister V.S. Acharya told reporters after briefing Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on the progress of the police probe into the incident early Tuesday morning.