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Historian Helen Crovetto further develops this line of thought, noting that the social services provided by the Ananda Marga may have made them more vulnerable to such an accusation.<ref name=Crovetto />{{rp|257}} She detail how, in Portugal, the institutional expectation of constantly rising enrollment of children in the Ananda Marga schools and children's homes led to a reluctance to release the children back to their parents when the parents were once again able to care for them. Crovetto speculates that a similar situation in Bengal could have precipitated the accusations and mob violence. Neither Crovetto nor Sil give any credence whatsoever to the accusations. | Historian Helen Crovetto further develops this line of thought, noting that the social services provided by the Ananda Marga may have made them more vulnerable to such an accusation.<ref name=Crovetto />{{rp|257}} She detail how, in Portugal, the institutional expectation of constantly rising enrollment of children in the Ananda Marga schools and children's homes led to a reluctance to release the children back to their parents when the parents were once again able to care for them. Crovetto speculates that a similar situation in Bengal could have precipitated the accusations and mob violence. Neither Crovetto nor Sil give any credence whatsoever to the accusations. | ||
==Investigations and | ==Investigations and memorials== | ||
The [[National Human Rights Commission]] took up the investigation of the case in 1996 but did not make much headway, allegedly due to interference from the state government at the time.<ref name=TheStatesman2012>{{citation | The [[National Human Rights Commission]] took up the investigation of the case in 1996 but did not make much headway, allegedly due to interference from the state government at the time.<ref name=TheStatesman2012>{{citation | ||
| title=Judicial probe into killings of Margis | | title=Judicial probe into killings of Margis | ||