Jammu Tawi, Sept. 1 -- Indian Army troops have successfully foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The White Knight Corps of the Indian Army today said, "At about 0530 hours today, troops of the White Knight Corps in the general area of Balakot detected suspicious movement near the LoC."

"Fire was immediately opened by alert troops, preventing the infiltration attempt," they said. "Our own troops have been repositioned and reoriented to ensure foolproof domination of the area using all available means," said White Knight Corps.

They said that the troops are maintaining high alert in their respective areas. Notably, union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Jammu on a two-day visit to ...