Jammu: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid
by militants along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of
Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Wednesday.
Alert troops guarding the LoC observed movement of a group
of armed militants near Indo-Pak border in Nangi Tikri area of
Poonch district last night.
They laid ambushes and challenged the militants to
surrender and when the ultras resorted to small arms firing on
the troops and they retaliated, an Army official said.
After brief exchange of fire, militants escaped to
Pakistan side, they said, adding that the infiltration bid was
foiled.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 19:23