A jawan from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) opened fire inside the Indian Museum in Kolkata on Saturday, killing one person and causing injury to another.
The CISF personnel used an AK-47, his service weapon to fire 15 rounds in the museum, shooting an assistant sub-inspector and a head constable of the CISF.
The jawan has now been captured by the Kolkata Police. ANI shared a video of the incident over Twitter.
As per early information, the museum was blocked, and combat forces, along with CISF personnel entered the museum to bring the jawan under control.
The incident took place around 6:45 pm in the barracks at the museum, which is India’s “oldest and largest” such facility.
Founded in 1814 at the cradle of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Indian Museum located at 1-Park Street, Kolkata is the largest multipurpose Museum not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world.
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