The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken suo motu cognisance of incidents in West Bengal's restive Sandeshkhali area and asked the administration to submit an action taken report within three days.
In a letter addressed to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Director General and Inspector General of Police and the District Magistrate of North 24 Parganas, the panel referred to a news report on the situation in Sandeshkhali over the last few days.