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Nandigram Bypoll: Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan Challenges Police Detention in High Court
- •Congress candidate Milan Pradhan moved the Calcutta High Court challenging his detention by West Bengal Police ahead of the Nandigram Assembly bypoll.
- •Pradhan's counsel argued that he is in custody despite the election on October 6 and sought protection, noting October 4 is the last campaign day.
- •Pradhan was arrested in an alleged 2007 murder case and sent to judicial custody until October 3; new cases have increased charges against him to five.
- •West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Ajitesh Pandey alleges Pradhan is being deliberately entangled in legal issues to prevent him from campaigning.
- •Congress questions the timing of Pradhan's arrest, 19 years after the incident, especially after he had already filed his nomination and was actively campaigning.
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Congress candidate Milan Pradhan approached the Calcutta High Court to challenge his detention by the West Bengal Police and to seek protection ahead of the October 6 Assembly by-election, with the court scheduling a hearing for Tuesday.
Milan Pradhan was initially arrested in a 2007 murder case and sent to judicial custody until October 3, with subsequent warrants and new cases taking the total number of cases against him to five, including allegations relating to murder and the Arms Act.
The Congress party has alleged that Milan Pradhan is being deliberately entangled in continuous legal hassles and fresh cases to prevent him from campaigning or stepping out of jail before the October 6 by-election, questioning the timing of his arrest 19 years after the incident
