Mutiliated bodies found in Nandigram: Reports

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New Delhi: Violence may have given way to an uneasy calm in Nandigram but skeletons continue to tumble out. In a shocking discovery, five trenches were found in Bartala near the CPI-M stronghold of Khejuri on the outskirts of Nandigram on Wednesday morning.

While authorities refused to confirm whether the ‘graves’ were of those people who were killed in violence in Nandigram, news agency PTI reported that five mutilated and half-burnt bodies were found buried in a field nearby.

"We had a tip off that five bodies were buried at the spot. We along with a team of CRPF and CBI went there and found the bodies, but cannot dig them out without a magistrate's order," Midnapore (East) Superintendent of Police SS Panda told PTI.

He also said the authorities were waiting for the magistrate's order before exhuming the bodies and sending them for autopsy. Panda was not sure about the identity of the bodies.

"Five people died while making bombs on October 28. These might be their bodies or it might be the bodies of persons killed on November 6," he was quoted as saying. "We can say everything once the post mortem report comes in," Panda said.

Meanwhile, CRPF handed over the possession of the 'graves' to the local police and is conducting raids in the area for arms and ammunition.

(With agency inputs)