Jammu and Kashmir: BSF foils border infiltration bid

Security forces on Tuesday foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants who tried to sneak in from Pakistan through the International Border in Jammu, officials said.

Jammu, Nov 29: Security forces on Tuesday foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants who tried to sneak in from Pakistan through the International Border in Jammu, officials said.

A police officer said "heavy firing exchange" was on between the militants and the troopers of the Border Security Force in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu.

The infiltration bid on the border in Jammu came amid a fierce gun battle between security forces and heavily armed militants who opened fire on an army camp in the garrison town of Nagrota hear here.

IANS