Jammu: The Border Security Forces (BSF) troops in R.S. Pura sector of Akhnoor on Wednesday opened fire after noticing a suspicious movement at the International border, officials said.
BSF spokesperson while sharing the details with the media said that the incident occurred when the BSF sentry observed movement originating from the Pakistani side prompting immediate action. Over a dozen rounds were fired to deter any potential intrusion.
He also said that soon after the incident, a search operation was launched in the forward areas.
The Army and the BSF guarding the Line of Control (LoC) and the IB in J&K are maintaining high alert to ensure that no infiltration takes place from the Pakistani side to vitiate peace in the union territory.
A heightened alert is also maintained by police and the security forces along the border and the hinterland after reports that terrorists are waiting to infiltrate the Indian side from the Pakistan side of the border.
Intelligence agencies believe that after peaceful and people-participative Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections in J&K, the handlers of terrorism in Pakistan have got frustrated and have directed the terrorists to give the dying terrorism in the union territory its last push.