New Delhi, Sep 4 - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday said that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir has been registering an upward trend with attempts being made to 'push in' from Pakistan as many terrorists as possible before the winter.

As another fierce battle raged on between security forces and a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in the state's Reasi district, he said that the attempts are being made to disrupt peace in the Kashmir Valley.

'Let me put it this way that this period is critical as we have a peaceful valley... Attempts will be made from across the border to try and disrupt that and push in as many infiltrators as possible before the winter sets in,' Kapoor told reporters here.

The first casualty during a ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) this year was recorded on Sep 1, when a soldier was killed in Poonch district as Pakistani troops fired from across the border. Kapoor termed the unprovoked firing a 'diversionary tactic' to sneak in infiltrators. The LoC divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

'They try that. During firing, they can send as many (infiltrators) they want. But we understand this tactic and have been taking action against it,' he said.