Srinagar, May 10

The Army foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, an official said today.The infiltration attempt took place on Tuesday night when a group of three to four militants tried to sneak into this side of the LoC in the Rampur sector in Baramulla.“An infiltration bid was foiled after our alert troops opened fire on a group of militants attempting to sneak into our territory on Tuesday night in the Rampur sector in Baramulla,” said the Srinagar-based Army spokesperson, Col Rajesh Kalia.The Army later cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, he said.However, no one was found dead at the encounter site, he said. “The intruders were forced back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,” he said.He said the Indian Army did not suffer any casualty or damage in the firing. “The operation is in progress and our troops are on alert in the area,” he said. — TNS