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Calcutta HC Grants Bail to Congress's Milan Pradhan in Khejuri Case Ahead of Nandigram Bypoll
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News18•24-09-2026, 20:18
Calcutta HC Grants Bail to Congress's Milan Pradhan in Khejuri Case Ahead of Nandigram Bypoll
- •The Calcutta High Court granted relief to Congress's Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan, directing he cannot be taken into custody in a case registered at Khejuri Police Station.
- •The order specifically relates to Khejuri Police Station Case No. 45, where police had formally recorded Pradhan’s arrest a day earlier.
- •Pradhan faces multiple criminal cases dating back to 2007 and was arrested on September 18 based on four long-pending non-bailable warrants.
- •Police allege serious offenses against Pradhan, including murder and attempt to murder, and claim he had been absconding since 2007.
- •The case has become a political flashpoint ahead of the October 6 Nandigram Assembly bypoll, with Congress alleging political motivation behind the timing of the arrest.
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The Calcutta High Court directed that Milan Pradhan cannot be taken into custody in connection with the case registered at Khejuri Police Station.
The Nandigram Assembly by-election is scheduled for October 6, with the counting of votes set to take place on October 9.
Milan Pradhan is facing multiple criminal cases dating back to 2007 involving serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, abduction, rioting with arms, and the disappearance of evidence.
