The accusations came just two days after the Indian military base at Uri was stormed by militants killing at least 18 soldiers.
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Kalia said troops in the same area had blocked an attempt by suspected militants to cross the LoC into Indian-held Kashmir.
Earlier today, Indian and Pakistani troops allegedly exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, Indian army officials claimed.
Army has refrained from making any comment on the number of terrorists killed during its operations to neutralise the infiltration attempts as the operations are still going on.
Around eight terrorists had been killed till last count while others were engaged in an encounter.
The team, which took over the case from the Jammu and Kashmir Police that had registered an FIR into the attack on Sunday, has also taken into its possession various items of investigation recovered from the possession of the four suicide attackers who were killed in a gunfight after they entered the administrative base of an infantry battalion in Uri town.
“The area has been cordoned off and all escape routes sealed”, army sources added.
About 15 terrorists had attempted to cross the Line of Control, the sources said. Uri is near the LoC which divides the disputed Himalayan state. “They were intercepted and the infiltration bid was foiled”, said Indian Army Spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia, referring to the same area where Sunday’s attack took place. Besides the arms and ammunition, the army also recovered two mobile sets and two Global Positioning System from the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. “The secretary commended the prime minister for restoring macroeconomic stability to Pakistan over the last three years and expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s cooperation on climate change priorities”, John Kirby said.
But Pakistan denies backing militants and says it only gives moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their struggle for self-determination.
NO CROSS BORDER OFFENSIVE TILL UNGA ADDRESS Sources have claimed no cross-border offensive is likely before External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s address at the UN General Assembly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, has called a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday in order to discuss the fallout of the Uri attack.
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The two leaders also emphasised the need to continue a “strong, long-term bilateral partnership and to build upon the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue”, said the US statement.
