Srinagar, January 27: Three major infiltration bids were made by a group of suspected terrorists on the International Border in Kanachak area of Jammu district on Tuesday, Republic Day, with the Border Security Force foiling the attempts after a five-hour-long exchange of fire.
Official sources said the three BSF border outposts in Kanachak, about 30 km from Jammu, came under heavy fire from Pakistani soil around 2 am on Tuesday morning. The firing, believed to have been supported by Pakistan Rangers, continued till 7 am.
Sources said a group of about 10 was observed approaching the fence on the IB, following which the BSF challenged them and opened fire to push them back. However, the men hid behind bushes and fired back. Later they tried to break through from two other border posts, under cover fire from suspected Pakistan Rangers.
There have been more than a dozen infiltration bids from the Pakistani side on the Line of Control and IB since January 1, said sources, all foiled so far.
Barring Kanachak, the entire 200-km border from Akhnoor in Jammu to Kathua district remained peaceful.
—Agencies