Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:55pm on 18 Sep 2026,Friday Politics
Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, contesting the Nandigram Assembly by-election, has been arrested in connection with an old alleged murder case, hours after Mamata Banerjee publicly announced support for his candidature. Banerjee said her faction would back Pradhan after its own nominee, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew her nomination amid the Trinamool Congress’ name and symbol freeze row. Pradhan’s arrest adds another twist to the dramatic developments surrounding the Nandigram bypoll. The report said the alleged murder case dates back several years, but did not provide further details about the case or the circumstances of the arrest. Banerjee had extended support to Pradhan earlier Friday, just shortly before news of his arrest emerged. (PC: X)
