In what may be seen as a good news for all, injured Central Reserve Police Force Commanding personnel Chetan Cheeta's medical condition has shown some improvement.

Cheeta has now been shifted to normal ward from the Intensive Care Unit and is off the ventilator since five days.

'Finally our prayers got answered #ChetanCheeta's condition is improving, shifted to normal ward from ICU & ventilator has been off since 05 days,' CRPF's official Twitter handle apprised of the same.

Earlier on March 7, it was reported that Chetan was in critical condition.

The Commandant of the 45 Battalion of the CRPF, who sustained multiple wounds during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on February 14, is admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre.

Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat had also visited the officer to take cognisance of his medical condition.

As many as three army personnel were killed and seven others injured in the encounters in the Hajin area of Bandipora.

One Lashkar-e-Tayyaba terrorist was also killed in the encounter.

The Indian Army officers recovered both arms and ammunitions.