<p>A policeman allegedly fired several rounds near the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in central Kolkata's busy Park Circus area on Friday afternoon, killing a woman and injuring two people before shooting himself dead, police said.</p>.<p>The incident happened around 2:30 pm a few hundred metres away from the Seven-Point Crossing where thousands of people had gathered to protest against the inflammatory remarks made by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.</p>.<p>The woman, identified as Rima Singha of Dasnagar in Howrah, was passing by, riding pillion on a bike taxi when she was hit by a bullet as the on-duty policeman kept firing from his Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), triggering chaos in the congested area, police said.</p>.<p>She died on the spot, while the policeman after firing a few rounds more shot himself in the head, they added.</p>.<p>The gunman, constable Chodhup Lepcha of the Fifth Battalion of Kolkata Armed Police, fired at least 15-20 rounds, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>"He was on duty outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. Suddenly, he started firing indiscriminately and walked along Lower Range to AJC Bose Road-Beckbagan crossing," the officer said.</p>.<p>Lepcha specifically targetted the woman as the two-wheeler was passing by, he said.</p>.<p>Two by-standers were also injured in the firing. They were admitted to the Chittaranjan National Medical College and Hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The incident had no connection with the protest at Seven-Point Crossing, the officer said, replying to a question.</p>.<p>"The whole episode lasted for around five minutes," said a visibly shaken Bablu Sheikh, who claimed to have witnessed the incident.</p>.<p>Taking into account the statements of the eyewitnesses and the CCTV footage of the area, police are trying to stitch together and reconstruct the sequence of events, the officer said.</p>.<p>Lepcha was probably in mental depression, he said.</p>.<p>Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyel, who visited the spot, said Lepcha had joined the service a year ago. </p>
<p>A policeman allegedly fired several rounds near the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in central Kolkata's busy Park Circus area on Friday afternoon, killing a woman and injuring two people before shooting himself dead, police said.</p>.<p>The incident happened around 2:30 pm a few hundred metres away from the Seven-Point Crossing where thousands of people had gathered to protest against the inflammatory remarks made by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.</p>.<p>The woman, identified as Rima Singha of Dasnagar in Howrah, was passing by, riding pillion on a bike taxi when she was hit by a bullet as the on-duty policeman kept firing from his Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), triggering chaos in the congested area, police said.</p>.<p>She died on the spot, while the policeman after firing a few rounds more shot himself in the head, they added.</p>.<p>The gunman, constable Chodhup Lepcha of the Fifth Battalion of Kolkata Armed Police, fired at least 15-20 rounds, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>"He was on duty outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. Suddenly, he started firing indiscriminately and walked along Lower Range to AJC Bose Road-Beckbagan crossing," the officer said.</p>.<p>Lepcha specifically targetted the woman as the two-wheeler was passing by, he said.</p>.<p>Two by-standers were also injured in the firing. They were admitted to the Chittaranjan National Medical College and Hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The incident had no connection with the protest at Seven-Point Crossing, the officer said, replying to a question.</p>.<p>"The whole episode lasted for around five minutes," said a visibly shaken Bablu Sheikh, who claimed to have witnessed the incident.</p>.<p>Taking into account the statements of the eyewitnesses and the CCTV footage of the area, police are trying to stitch together and reconstruct the sequence of events, the officer said.</p>.<p>Lepcha was probably in mental depression, he said.</p>.<p>Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyel, who visited the spot, said Lepcha had joined the service a year ago. </p>