Friday August 26, 2011 08:43:14 PM, IANS

Kolkata: Several skeletons were recovered from the Narayangarh area of West Midnapore district Friday, a senior police official said.

"We have recovered a few skeletons from Narayangarh area after digging up certain portion of the land. We will send these skeletons for DNA tests," inspector general of police western range Zulfiqar Hussain told IANS.

A former Left Front minister Sushanto Ghosh was arrested a few days ago after skeletons were found near his house in Midnapore.

 

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