BSF Director General K.K. Sharma who arrived here on Tuesday after a trooper was killed in firing by the Pakistani rangers in Samba district confirmed that the successful infiltration bid took place on Monday.
The BSF chief said the militants had sneaked in using a tunnel. He said a bigger infiltration bid aided by the Pakistani rangers was however foiled by the BSF on the international border (IB) on Tuesday.
Modi is scheduled to attend several official functions during his one-day visit on Saturday.
--IANS sq/in
