The health condition of Nepali Congress Bhaktapur district President Radheshyam Jonchhe who sustained bullet injuries after a terrorist attack at his residence in Bhaktapur Monday morning is gradually improving, doctors at Bir hospital said.

Senior surgeon Dr. Upendra Devkota carried out Jonchhe’s operation. He had been shot on the back by a group of assailants. According to the police, the assailants have been identified and are being tracked down.