Infiltration in Jammu again

Kanachak was the second major infiltration since May, when a group of militants managed to sneak into Indian territory under cover of heavy fire from the Pakistani side in Samba sector and gunned down five people.

Sources said the militants used the same modus operandi this time too. A group of over 20 militants took positions close to the border around 12.45 am and opened fire on BSF pickets. The BSF personnel retaliated and the exchange of fire between the two sides continued for nearly an hour. However, taking advantage of the exchange of fire, some militants cut the barbed wire fence near the Laliyal border outpost and sneaked into Indian territory.

BSF8217;s Deputy Inspector General G S Virk confirmed that three to four militants were seen moving towards India. 8220;We fired at them, but they managed to escape,8221; he said. He added that the BSF seized nearly nine magazines of AK rifles, two grenades and two gloves where the fence had been cut.