Tension spread at West Bengal's State Secretariat in Hooghly district adjoining Kolkata when a shot was accidentally fired from the service revolver of an on-duty police personnel on Saturday.
However, there was no casualties in the incident.
Speaking to DH a senior police official said that the incident took place in the afternoon during change of shift of police personnel at the Secretariat.
Following such an incident at a high-security place such as the State Secretariat, a probe has been ordered.
"Only after the investigation can we comment on how the incident took place," the police official said.
Published 24 November 2018, 09:28 IST