2 Relatives Among 3 Arrested For Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s Murder

Three individuals, together with two family members, have been arrested for the homicide of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, whose physique was present in a septic tank in a shed owned by a contractor in Chattisgarh’s Bastar division on Friday.

Chandrakar, an unbiased journalist who was additionally a contributing reporter for NDTV, was final seen leaving his house in Bijapur’s Pujari Para on New Yr’s Day and his brother, Yukesh, had filed a lacking criticism the following day. After starting an investigation, police discovered the 32-year-old’s physique in Chhatan Para Basti, not very removed from his house.

Ritesh Chandrakar, Mukesh’s cousin, was arrested from Raipur airport on Saturday whereas Mahendra Ramteke, a supervisor, and Dinesh Chandrakar, one other relative of Mukesh, have been taken into custody from Bijapur. Contractor Suresh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the homicide, is on the run. 

Spur Of The Second Or Pre-Deliberate?

Police stated Chandrakar had dinner along with his cousin Ritesh and Mahendra Ramteke in Suresh’s shed and an argument broke out between them. Ritesh and Mahendra allegedly attacked Chandrakar with an iron rod, killing him on the spot, after which hid his physique in a septic tank, sealing it with cement to hide the crime. In addition they disposed of Mukesh’s telephone and the weapon used within the homicide. 

Dinesh, the opposite relative who was arrested, allegedly supervised the cementing of the tank. 

A autopsy report revealed that Chandrakar had been attacked with a tough object, struggling extreme accidents to his head, chest, again, and abdomen. His physique was recognized by means of a tattoo on his hand.

Officers stated the character of the accidents and the cementing of the tank point out that the crime was premeditated. 

Investigation

4 police groups are tracing the contractor, Suresh Chandrakar, and Inspector Common of Police (Bastar Vary) Sundarraj P has constituted an 11-member Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) to leverage scientific and technical proof and construct a watertight case. 4 financial institution accounts linked to Suresh have been frozen and an illegally constructed yard owned by him has been demolished.

“The SIT will guarantee an intensive investigation, and we are going to prosecute the accused promptly,” Inspector Common Sundarraj stated. 

‘Painful’

Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, who additionally holds the Residence portfolio, has termed Mukesh Chandrakar’s homicide “horrible, painful, and totally incorrect”.

Chatting with reporters on Saturday, he stated a sequence of robust and swift actions are being taken to make sure justice is finished. 

The Editors Guild of India stated the journalist’s “suspected homicide” was disturbing and emphasised that he had not too long ago “reported on an alleged street development rip-off that prompted native authorities to analyze some contractors”. 

“The younger journalist’s dying is a matter of grave concern because it raises suspicion of foul play. The Editors Guild calls on the federal government of Chhattisgarh to spare no efforts in investigating the case speedily and bringing the responsible to guide. The security of journalists – particularly these working in smaller cities and rural areas – is of paramount significance, and the Editors Guild calls for that authorities throughout the nation should do their greatest to make sure that no hurt or hindrance is precipitated to any of them in discharging their skilled duties,” the Guild stated in a press release.