Post-poll violence: NHRC files first report in HC

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A team of the National Human Rights Commission enquiring into the post-poll violence in West Bengal on Wednesday submitted its preliminary report to the Calcutta High Court alleging one of the NHRC teams was heckled at Jadavpur.

Several teams of the Commission have been conducting inquiries into the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal following a High Court order directing it to find out the truth behind the allegations. The five-judge Bench would hear the matter again on July 2.

Meanwhile, refuting allegations of attacks West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the barring some stray incidents the post-poll atmosphere had been comparatively peaceful in the State, adding there was some incidents of violence only in such places where the central forces had committed excesses during the elections.

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