Shootout at Kolkata: Cop kills girl pillion rider, takes his personal lifestyles

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KOLKATA: A police constable, posted on the place of job of the deputy prime commissioner, opened fireplace indiscriminately from his rifle on Friday afternoon killing a girl pillion rider earlier than taking his personal lifestyles via capturing himself. The rationale at the back of the policeman’s act is but to be ascertained.

Eyewitnesses stated the police fired a minimum of 15 to 17 rounds of bullets.

“The lady, who used to be driving the pillion of a bike, used to be shot and he or she died at the spot. Not one of the native citizens dared to rescue her on seeing the gun-toting constable who saved firing even after the girl slumped at the highway,’’ stated a police officer quoting the statements given via eyewitnesses.

The scared motorcycle rider controlled to hurry away.

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The police stated it used to be the constable’s first day of responsibility on the deputy prime commissioner’s place of job in Park Circus. Empty bullet shells had been discovered mendacity at the bustling highway, the place the incident came about.

‘’Native other people were given scared and so they began working away so far as imaginable from the policeman. The constable persisted firing for over 5 mins,’’ stated the police officer.