A major infiltration bid has been prevented in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil Sector on Monday . Five infiltrators were killed by security forces along the Line of Control when they were trying to cross over into the Machil. "A major infiltration bid was foiled on Monday in the Machil sector by alert troops," a defence spokesman said in Srinagar. "Five weapons have been recovered from the terrorists. The operation is still going on in the area," Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
Around 40 terrorists trying to cross the Line of Control have been killed by security forces this year.