PTI
DELHI
The attempts to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri and Nowgam sectors came even as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired at Indian positions in Uri sector.
“Two infiltration bids by militants from across the LoC have been foiled in Uri and Nowgam sectors. At both places the operations are in progress,” an army spokesman said in Srinagar.
The spokesman refused to comment on the number of militants killed in the ongoing operations so far, saying details will be made public in due course. Sources, however, said around 10 infiltrators were gunned down.
Army sources in Delhi which had initially put the number of terrorists killed at 10 later clarified that the extent of casualties can be ascertained only after the retrieval of the bodies from the dense jungles and that the operations were still underway.
The sources said a group of 15 terrorists had attempted to infiltrate into Indian territory through the LoC.
As the Government mulled various options on India’s response to the cross-border terror attack on Sunday in which 18 jawans were killed, a crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has been convened tomorrow.
On the ceasefire violation incident, an army official in Srinagar said the firing from across the LoC took place between 1.10 pm and 1.30 pm. However, there was no damage in the incident, he said.
“Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing by small arms towards Indian positions in Uri this afternoon,” the official said in Srinagar, amid reports that the firing took place apparently to give cover to terrorists trying to sneak into the Indian territory.
The official said while there were no reports of any casualty in the firing, further details were awaited.
