No infiltration bid by militants in Poonch: Army

JAMMU: Army and police today said there has been no infiltration bid by heavily armed militants along the LoC in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"There was no infiltration bid by heavily armed militants or any ceasefire violation by Pak troops along LoC in Balakote belt yesterday or Turkundi before that," PRO (Defence), Lt Col Manish Mehta, said today.

Asked about media reports of infiltration bids, Mehta said, "They are totally wrong reports. We have already sent rebuttals."

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Rajouri-Poonch Range, A K Atri also said, "There is no such information in this regard."