New Delhi: Violence may have given way to an uneasy calm in Nandigram, but skeletons continue to tumble out. In a shocking discovery, five grave-like structures were found in Bartala near the CPM stronghold of Khejuri on the outskirts of Nandigram on Wednesday morning.
While authorities have refused to confirm whether there might be bodies of Nandigram victims buried inside the graves, news agency PTI reports five mutilated and half-burnt bodies were found buried in a trench 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 S S Panda told the agency.
He also said the authorities were waiting for the magistrate's order before exhuming the bodies and sending them for post mortem.
The SP was not sure about the identity of the bodies.
"Five people died while making bombs on October 28. These might be the bodies of them or it might be the bodies of those persons killed in disturbances on November 6," he was quoted as saying. "We can say everything once the post mortem report comes in," Panda said.
Meanwhile, CRPF has also handed over the possession of the grave-like structures to the local police and is conducting raids in the area for arms and ammunition.
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