"The graves which were under guard by a 15-member CRPF team after their discovery, were dug after Contai judicial magistrate Jaiprakash Singh arrived in the afternoon," superintendent of police, Midnapore, 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 on Wednesday and it is all upto them to decide when they will send a magistrate."
Asked about the identity of the bodies, Mr Panda said they could be of the five killed while making bombs on October 28, or those who died on March 14, or during the violence on November 8.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) Midnapore Sabhadipati, Niranjan Sihi claimed that the bodies found in the grave were of the CPI(M) men, who were killed in a bomb attack by Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee sup porters on October 28