Following a Calcutta High Court order a seven-member team of the National Human Rights Commission resumed its visit of violence-hit areas of Bengal from Thursday.
The team visited a number of places including Cooch Behar in North Bengal and North 24 Parganas taking account of the alleged post-poll violence being perpetrated on the supporters of the BJP, sources adding the team was collecting reports and evidences of violence including reports of police inaction.
The team would submit its reports to the High Court.
A 5-member Bench of the High Court had on Monday dismissed the government’s plea for recalling its order directing NHRC to examine all alleged cases of post-poll0 human rights violations in the State.
Both the BJP and State Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had been alleging rampant violence being perpetrated by the Trinamool Congress backed goons throughout the length and breadth of the State that had left thousands of people homeless, properties worth crores destroyed and many people either killed or maimed.
The Governor himself rushed to New Delhi last week where he met President Ram Nath Kovind, Home Minister Amit Shah and NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Mishra relating to them what he called ‘the most pathetic violence that has taken place in any region after the Independence.”