Jammu:
The Army has foiled a major infiltration attempt in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir and is currently engaged in a fierce gunbattle with the militants in the area.
Three militants who were trying to sneak into Kashmir have been killed in the operation so far.
Presence of militants along LoC gone up before winter: Army
Apprehending an increase in attempts of cross-border infiltration before winter, the Army
said on Friday it has received reports indicating the presence of 500 to 600 militants on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC).
"The infiltration attempts would increase before the on-set of winter in J&K. The concentration of armed militants along the Line of Control on that side has increased to 500 to 600 now," top Army sources told PTI.
Latest intercepts and border monitoring reports point towards large-scale attempts of infiltration by militants from several random places before winter period, they said.
The sources said that increasingly desperate attempts are being made on a daily basis to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, but tight security and alertness of the forces along the border have been foiling the militants' designs. (With PTI inputs)