No, people protesting Nupur Sharma’s comments had not killed this police officer in Kolkata; He shot himself - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 15, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that people protesting Nupur Sharma’s comments had killed a police officer in Kolkata. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing people protesting Nupur Sharma’s comments, killing a police officer in Kolkata.
Fact: Though the video is from Kolkata, the police constable shot himself dead; nobody killed him. A police constable named Choudup Lepcha opened fire indiscriminately from his rifle on 10 June 2022. Before he shot himself, his firing killed a woman and injured two others. The incident happened at Lower Range Road in Kolkata, which was 500 metres from the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. A kilometre from the incident, hundreds of Muslims were holding protests against Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Muhammed. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video report with similar visuals was found. According to the report, it was the police constable who shot himself. He fired multiple rounds, which hit a woman before he shot himself. The police constable was posted at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.
According to various news reports, a police constable opened fire indiscriminately from his rifle on 10 June 2022. Before he shot himself, his firing killed a woman and injured two others. The incident happened at Lower Range Road in Kolkata, which was 500 metres from the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission. Why the police constable, named Choudup Lepcha, started firing indiscriminately is still not known. Hardly a kilometre from the incident, hundreds of Muslims were holding protests against Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Muhammed.
To sum it up, video of a police constable who shot himself dead is falsely shared claiming that people protesting Nupur Sharma’s comments had killed a police officer in Kolkata.