Thrashed Before Being Burnt Alive, Says Autopsy On Bengal Killings: Report

Birbhum Killings: At least 20 people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident, suspected to have been triggered by the killing of a local Trinamool leader on Monday evening, and several police personnel and civic volunteers removed on grounds of negligence.

The eight people, including three women and two children, who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage, their post-mortem or forensic examination has revealed.

As per preliminary findings of the forensic experts, who conducted the tests on the charred bodies found inside the houses that were allegedly set on fire by unidentified people early on Tuesday, the victims were first badly beaten up and then burnt alive, an official told news agency PTI from Rampurhat hospital.

At least 20 people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident, suspected to have been triggered by the killing of a local Trinamool leader on Monday evening, and several police personnel and civic volunteers removed on grounds of negligence.

Security has heightened in Rampurhat to ensure that no untoward incident takes place during Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's scheduled visit later today.