Milan Pradhan Arrested Hours After Mamata Backs Congress Candidate

Brief By timesnownews / 8:21 PM on 18 Sep 2026

Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested in West Bengal in connection with an old alleged murder case, hours after Mamata Banerjee announced support for him in the October 6 Nandigram bypoll. The arrest followed the withdrawal of Mamata’s faction candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey. Details of the case are still emerging today.