In an important development early on Wednesday, alert Indian Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said.
Military officials told JKNS that a band of two to three unidentified militants tried to infiltrate Indian territory through the Sarjeevan area, near the Uri Nala. The troops deployed at forward posts detected suspicious activity and reacted quickly, leading to a short but intense exchange of fire.
"Troops overheard the terrorists from close range around the LoC, causing them to fire, and it was a full-on firefight now," said one defense official.
The locality was sealed subsequently by security agencies who have established a massive cordon search for identification of insurgents that may have crossed into thick woodlands of their hideaways.
This infiltrating attempt is made at a time when there is heightened security alertness in Jammu and Kashmir, especially after the recent Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
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