The woman was riding on a two-wheeler and had fallen down after being hit by the bullets. She died on the spot, while the policeman, who kept firing from his rifle, shot himself in the head.
Rajender Kumar, who escaped from the spot after the killing, has subsequently been arrested.
High drama unfolded as an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police on Friday climbed a water tank and attempted self-immolation here before his colleagues put off the fire and hospitalised him, police said. The ASI reached the top of the water tank located near a police station, from where he had been transferred and doused himself with petrol.
An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, British and Afghan authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible
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