Several infiltration bids foiled in last six months: Army

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:11 AM IST

"We have information on that (terrorists are being trained to infiltrate to J&K to create trouble by Pakistan). Terrorists are camped at launching Pads. They have instructions to infiltrate (into Jammu and Kashmir)," General Officer Commanding in Chief Lt Gen K T Parnaik told reporters.

The Northern Army commander was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function to commemorate the sacrifice of Brigadier Mohd Usman, who had laid down his life on this day in the line of action.

"There have been attempts for the past six months to infiltrate militants to this side. They (Militants) have made number of infiltration attempts, but their attempts have been foiled," Lt Gen Parnaik said.

  

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First Published: Jul 04 2012 | 12:05 AM IST