Burnt bones and ashes recovered from Nandigram graves

NANDIGRAM: Burnt human bones and ashes were recovered on Thursday from three of the five graves found at Bidyapith village in the CPI(M) stronghold of Khejuri near Nandigram.

"The graves, which were under guard by a 15-member CRPF team after their discovery yesterday, were dug after Contai Judicial Magistrate Jaiprakash Singh arrived this afternoon," Superintendent of Police, Midnapore (East), Satyeswar Panda said.

Eight human bones and ashes were found shortly after the digging began, he said.

Asked why it took so long for the magistrate to arrive, Panda said, "We had written to the court yesterday and it is all up to them to decide when they will send a magistrate."