The Army opened fire upon detecting movements from suspected infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor and Sunderbani sectors early Monday morning, officials reported.

In Akhnoor’s Battal sector, near Jammu, Army troops spotted suspicious movement by three to four individuals around 1:30 am. The area was illuminated with flares, put under drone surveillance, and reinforcements were mobilized to establish a tight cordon. A search operation commenced at dawn to prevent any potential infiltration across the border.

Simultaneously, in the Sunderbani-Nowshera sector of Rajouri district, Army personnel fired several rounds after noticing suspicious activity around 12:30 am. Search operations along the LoC are ongoing in this sector as well.

Security has been heightened across Jammu and Kashmir due to the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the region.