State Vision News Service Kathua, Sept. 14 An encounter has started between security forces and terrorists in the Bani area in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists, a search operation was launched by police security forces in the general area of Bani, Kathua, a police statement said. Contact has been established and a few rounds have been fired from both sides. Area cordoned off, it added. The operation started after a joint team of police and security forces got input about the presence of terrorists in that area. There have been a series of encounters between terrorists and security forces across Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated. Security forces have also taken casualties. Initially confined to Poonch and Rajouri districts, terrorist activities are now spreading across other areas of Jammu, areas that were relatively free from such incidents until a few years ago like the Chenab valley that was declared militancy free and Udhampur and Kathua. The highly trained terrorists have been ambushing vehicles and Contd. on page 2
