PoliticsCongress Candidate Milan Pradhan Arrested Ahead of Nandigram Bypoll
Milan Pradhan, Congress candidate for the Nandigram assembly by-election in West Bengal, was arrested on September 18 and blindfolded by police, fearing an encounter killing. He was sent to judicial custody until early October, hindering his campaign. The Calcutta High Court granted him interim bail on September 26. Meanwhile, two activists supporting Pradhan were also detained, prompting Congress protests against police actions.
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