21.   In New Delhi, Venkaiah Naidu, spokesman of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, said the bodies bore signs of torture and the limbs had been severed.

22.   Independent medical examiners confirmed the journalists bore signs of physical abuse after their release.

23.   It said the body bore signs of violence.

24.   It said the body of Blakcori, a party activist, bore signs of physical torture.

25.   It said the body of Blakcori, a party acitivist, bore signs of physical torture.

26.   The body bore signs of torture, including wounds to his knees, nostrils and thorax.

27.   The ankles and wrists of some still bore the signs of what they said were cuts from plastic or rough cloth used to string them from the ceiling.

28.   The bodies were blindfolded, had plastic bags over their heads and bore other signs of torture.

29.   The city bore few signs of heavy fighting.

30.   The exact cause of death was unknown pending an autopsy, but the bodies bore no signs of having been shot, he said.