Following two recent attempts at infiltration in the Krishna Ghati area of Mendhar sector in frontier Poonch district, the Indian Army has placed its troops in a state of high alert to thwart infiltration by armed intruders inside the Indian territory in the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations.
On Saturday morning the alert Indian troops foiled another infiltration bid by a group of three to four armed militants in the Krishna Ghati area of Mendhar around 8.30 am. This is the second attempt at infiltration in the past six days in this sector. The first one was on January 13, 2014. The Indian Army had strongly raised the issue during the Brigade commander level flag meeting at Chakan-da-bagh in Poonch on Friday.
According to the recent intelligence reports, The infiltration attempts by terrorists would increase from across the loC to carry out disruptive activities around Republic Day. According to Ministry of Defence Spokesman in Jammu, “Around 8.30 am the movement of 3-4 terrorists were observed by alert troops approximately 150m inside the Indian territory and they challenged them”. The spokesman said, as the terrorists continued to close in towards our post in the area they were fired upon by troops. The terrorists dispersed in the jungle following the firing which lasted for 5-10 minutes, the spokesman said.