Eight bodies were initially brought to the state-run NBMCH following the accident, and two more individuals succumbed to their injuries during treatment.

One of them is Contai MP Sisir Adhikari, the father of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and the other is younger son Tamluk MP Dibyendu have praised the governor for realising the situation of the tormented women of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.