West Bengal: Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan arrested over murder cases

West Bengal: Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan arrested over murder cases

Congress Nandigram face arrested on murder charges, while party politicises the arrest Congress’s Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested on September 18 in connection with criminal cases registered during the 2007 Nandigram agitation.

Police arrested Pradhan on the basis of four pending non-bailable warrants issued by courts. He was produced before a court on September 19 and sent to 14-day judicial custody until October 3.

The Nandigram Assembly by-election is scheduled for October 6, which means Pradhan is set to remain in custody for most of the election campaign unless there is a change in his legal position.

The cases against Pradhan relate to the period of violence and protests surrounding the Nandigram land-acquisition movement in 2007.

According to police records cited in reports, the cases include allegations of murder, attempt to murder, abduction with intent to murder, rioting, criminal intimidation, house trespass and causing disappearance of evidence. Some of the cases also include charges under the Arms Act.

The cases are still pending. The allegations against Pradhan have not resulted in convictions, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court.