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Army Chief visits ailing CRPF Commanding Officer in AIIMS

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ANI New Delhi [India]
Last Updated : Feb 18 2017 | 5:02 PM IST

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited ailing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Commanding Officer Chetan Cheeta, who is undergoing treatment at the AIIMS Trauma Centre.

Speaking to ANI briefly, General Rawat said, "He is now in good condition."

Chetan Cheeta was injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora encounter on Tuesday. The Commandant of the 45 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sustained multiple gunshots during the gun battle.

He was later airlifted to AIIMS trauma centre.

As many as three army personnel were killed and seven others injured in an encounter that took place between militants and security forces in the Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora.

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First Published: Feb 18 2017 | 4:29 PM IST

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