BSF troops foil infiltration bid along Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU: BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A group of militants tried to enter into the Indian territory along International Border in forward belt of Samba sector late last night, a senior BSF officer said.

Alert troops of BSF challenged them and opened fire following which they returned to the Pakistani side, he said.

Pakistan Rangers are pushing in armed militants into this side but alert troops are foiling their designs, he said.