The troops fired a few para bombs to light up the area and then fired 15 to 20 rounds in the air but there was no response from the other side.
The BSF fired in the air following suspected movements of militants along the Indo-Pak border in Samba and Kathua districts in the wee hours.
According to officials, the troops of forward Chak Faqira border outpost observed some movement of infiltrators near the International border in Hiranagar belt of Kathua.
The troops fired a few para bombs to light up the area and then fired 15 to 20 rounds in the air, they said, adding there was no response from the other side.
In another incident, troops fired in the air after picking up movement near Manyari border outpost along the IB in Samba.
The BSF has launched search operations in the areas, they said.
This is the fourth such incident along the border line in Jammu, Kathua, and Samba districts in last five days. The first incident took place in Hiranagar belt on April 19 followed by a similar one in Akhnoor's Majota Border outpost on April 21.