Jagdalpur, January 03, 2025: Bijapur based Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar of Chhattisgarh was murdered and his body was dumped in a septic tank, which was recovered today by the police.
The body of Mukesh Chandrakar was found in the premises of a contractor Suresh Chandrakar in Chattanpara area of Bijapur district headquarters, Bijapur police said.
His last location was traced to Chattanpara and on seeing fresh cemented works, on suspicion police removed that to find the body of Chandrakar inside the septic tank.
Police claimed they have detained some individuals in relation to the unnatural death of Chandrakar and the service of forensic department is sought to ascertain the cause of death and other related matters, they said.
Mukesh Chandrakar, who was reporting for NDTV and had worked with News18, was missing from January 1, 2025 night and his brother Yukesh Chandrakar had filed a missing report also with the Bijapur police.
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