BSF troops on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid by suspected terrorists along the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
This is the sixth infiltration bid by armed terrorists in the last fortnight.
“BSF troops noticed movement of two suspected terrorists along IB in Hiranagar Sector, Kathua (Jammu region) in the early hours of Thursday,” a senior BSF officer said.
“They hid themselves after reaching the vicinity of IB,” he said.
Alert BSF troops fired in a calibrated manner and averted a possible infiltration attempt, the officer said.
“Later, the infiltrators were seen retreating by taking advantage of dead ground and thick foliage,” he added.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled three infiltration bids in the past 36 hours between October 29 and 30 by heavy armed terrorists along the International Border in Hiranagar sector.
BSF IG D.K. Upadhyaya, had on Wednesday told reporters that Pakistan was making continuous efforts to help the infiltrators and terrorists to enter into Indian side.
“Five infiltration bids have been foiled,” he had said.
