Kolkata firing: 1 officer dead as CISF jawan opens fire with AK-47 rifle in Indian Museum

In Kolkata, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan went on a shooting spree on the streets on Saturday. At around 6:30 pm, the jawan identified as AK Mishra, a resident of Odisha, started to fire using his service weapon, an AK-47, near the Indian Museum on the Jawaharlal Nehru Road. The CISF took over the security of the museum in December 2019.

The gates of the Museum were then closed. 2 teams were formed for the operation. Kolkata Police commandos were in one of those teams. They entered the scene from one side, wearing bulletproof jackets. Another team of police wearing bulletproof jackets entered the spot from the other side. They asked Mishra to surrender.

There broke a scuffle between Mishra and the teams. Over 15 shots are said to have been fired. 1 police officer lost his life while one other recieved injuries in the firing. Shortly thereafter, the CISF jawan surrendered, and  has been taken out from the spot, as per the latest inputs. 

'Investigation on,' says Kolkata CP 

Commissioner of Police of Kolkata, Vinit Goel addressing the media, said, "The incident was reported to us around 6:30 in the evening.Our team reached here as soon as we got the news. We have successfully arrested the man. It was possible to convince him and arrest him.  An Assistant Sub-Inspector was killed and one Assistant Commandant rank officer has been injured.  Investigation going on."