# Bengal police challenge bail granted to Congress Nandigram candidate in Supreme Court 2026-09-30T08:02:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets West Bengal Police on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, moved the Supreme Court challenging the interim bail granted to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, who is contesting the Nandigram bypoll. The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, granted him interim bail on a Rs 20,000 bond in six cases linked to the 2007 Nandigram agitation, allowing him to contest the by-election scheduled for 6 October from outside jail. The Supreme Court will hear the matter on 5 October. Pradhan faces cases related to rioting, murder and criminal intimidation filed during the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement. The Congress has alleged the arrest was politically motivated by the BJP, pointing to the model code of conduct being in force in the constituency. The poll is scheduled for 6 October, with campaigning ending on 4 October. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Indiatvnews.com and The Hindu both report West Bengal Police's Supreme Court challenge against Milan Pradhan's bail, but their framing diverges. India TV, published after the police moved court, leads with that development and the bail conditions, neutrally reporting court observations on the 2007 Nandigram agitation origins of the cases. The Hindu, published earlier, leads with Pradhan's arrest details and the Congress party's protest allegations that the arrest was politically motivated by the BJP. Where India TV reports the court's factual findings on bail, The Hindu foregrounds Congress accusations of misuse of the Election Commission during the model code. Neither overstates: India TV sticks to procedural events, The Hindu to the political reactions around the same arrest. The combined reading shows a legal process underway, with the Supreme Court hearing set for 5 October. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) Leads with the police Supreme Court challenge, reports court observations neutrally, omits Congress political accusations - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with arrest details and foregrounds Congress allegations of political motivation by BJP This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Calcutta High Court, Milan Pradhan, Nandigram bypoll, Supreme Court of India, West Bengal police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-police-challenge-bail-granted-to-congress-nandigram-candidate-in-supreme-court/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-police-challenge-bail-granted-to-congress-nandigram-candidate-in-supreme-court/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/