Three intruders were killed on Thursday morning during an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said.
A gunfight between the Army and the group of heavily armed infiltrators is on, authorities said in Jammu.
“The gunfight started this (Thursday) morning between a group of heavily armed infiltrators and the Army troops along the LoC in Balnoi (Mendhar) area of Poonch,” a senior police officer told IANS .
“The Army troops spotted a group of intruders in the area. The infiltrators were challenged after which they opened fire at the troops triggering a gunfight which is going on.”
Thursday’s infiltration attempt comes a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr. Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a hydropower project in the border town of Uri in the Valley.
Earlier version: >Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in Poonch
