Birbhum victims badly beaten up before being burnt alive, says Autopsy report
The eight people who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage.
New Delhi: Following the violence in which eight people were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district now their post-mortem examination has revealed that the victims were badly beaten up before the carnage.
As per the reports by PTI, it is said that according to the preliminary findings of the forensic experts it is said that the victims were first badly beaten up and then burnt alive.
After the heart-wrenching incident, at least 20 people have been taken into custody in connection with the incident. The incident took place after the killing of a local TMC leader on Monday evening, and several police personnel and civic volunteers removed on grounds of negligence.
Also, after the direction of the Calcutta High Court, CCTV cameras were installed in the violence-affected area of Rampurhat in West Bengal.
Ahead of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Rampurhat visit on Thursday (March 24), Superintendent of Police of Birbhum, Nagendra Nath Tripathi inspected the village along with a large contingent of the police personnel.
Meanwhile, a special investigation team has been formed to probe the matter.