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2 killed in shootout outside Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata

2 killed in shootout outside Bangladesh High Commission in Kolkata
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A woman biker died after one Police personnel fired bullets outside Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, reports news agency ANI.

The Police personnel then shot himself dead. Senior Police officials are present at the spot.

One police personnel fired several rounds of bullets outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, located on Circus Avenue, which killed the woman biker. Following this, the police personnel shot himself.

Kolkata police officials confirmed the news. The police personnel fired several rounds of bullets from his rifle causing chaos in the otherwise busy area of Park Circus in Kolkata.

The woman, who was riding pillion on a two-wheeler, fell down after being hit by a bullet as the on-duty policeman kept firing from his rifle, triggering chaos in the congested area.

She died on the spot, while the policeman after firing a few rounds more shot himself in the head. The identities of the woman and the policeman are yet to be known.

"The whole episode lasted for around five minutes," said a visibly shaken Bablu Sheikh to PTI, who claimed to have witnessed the incident.