Srinagar: In view of some Pakistan trained and sponsored terrorists having infiltrated through the Line of Control (LoC) from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in July end, a high alert has been sounded in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been put on high alert

Sources said that a group of five highly-trained Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists reportedly infiltrated into the Valley from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to attack security forces and make a fresh bid to elevate the sagging moral of terror groups active in the Kashmir valley.

In the event of an exigency, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been put on high alert, reports claimed.

Sources said that the centre has pressed IAF aircrafts including the heavy lift C-17 aircraft for rapid induction of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and other paramilitary troops into the valley.

However, the Home Ministry has also clarified that only 10,000 additional paramilitary troops have been inducted in Jammu and Kashmir. Hundred companies of additional central forces were ordered for deployment about a week ago, who are in the process of reaching their stations, added the ministry.

The MHA is reported to have also refuted reports of deployment of additional 28,000 troops.

According to an official, terrorists on Friday morning targeted an Army vehicle with an IED blast in Pulwama district.

The attack was aimed at a vehicle of the 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in ZahidBagh village of the south Kashmir district, said the official adding that there was no reports of any loss of life in the said blast.