Author: PTI
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: December 6, 2007
Five mutilated and half-burnt bodies were
found on Wednesday buried in a trench in a field at Bidyapith village in the
CPI(M) stronghold of Khejuri, adjacent to Nandigram in West Bengal.
"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 said.
He said the bodies found in the trench in
a field covered with bushes were half-burnt and mutilated.
"We are waiting for the magistrate's
order and once it comes we will exhume the bodies and send them for post-mortem,"
Panda said.
The SP 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 those
persons killed in disturbances on November 6," Panda said.
"We can say everything once the post-mortem
report comes in," Panda said.
A large team of the police and CRPF has cordoned
off the area.
