"We have intercepted only about 100 such crossers in the last six months along the 4,096-km border that the two countries share," he told PTI.
The cross-border infiltration from Pakistan has come down since 2015, when about 62 such cases were reported.
Nearly 200 militants waiting to infiltrate into India: Reports
The BSF DG said the sole aim of these unprovoked firing incidents by Pakistan on the border is to "push" in militants into India.
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that 515 infiltration cases were reported in 2017 in which 75 militants were killed in 2017 in comparison to 454 cases in 2016 in which 45 militants were killed.
Indian Army killed two militants and foiled a major infiltration bid along the LoC in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.
The Defence Minister said the Indian Army has "domination" over the Indian-Pakistan border, including through deployment of radars, sensors and other surveillance
The Army today accused their Pakistani counterpart of engineering infiltration of armed militant into Kashmir, saying these groups were being provided active support,including covering fire, during their infiltration bids at the Line of Control
The Indian Army today gunned down another intruder on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir early morning hours on Saturday and killed four terrorists.
The government today informed the Parliament that a total of 105 terrorists had managed to successfully infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border in the last nine months ending September 2016.
Security forces on Thursday foiled a major infiltration bid by a group of six militants along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian Army today foiled another infiltration bid by militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). "An infiltration bid was foiled by Army
Srinagar: As many as 18 "highly trained" terrorists crossed the Line of Control and infiltrated the Kashmir Valley in April this year of whom three were shot dead, according to security agencies. Though the army
New Delhi: Suspected LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda and three others, who were accused of helping Pakistani and Bangladeshi terrorists sneak into India in 1997 to carry out terror strikes, were on Saturday discharged
Kokrajhar (Assam): If the BJP forms a government in Assam, it will end illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday.Blaming the Congress government in Assam for the continuing infiltration, Shah said
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