Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Key accused arrested from Hyderabad, chilling details emerge
PTC News Desk: Key accused in the murder of a journalist in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district has been arrested from Hyderabad on Monday. The prime accused identified as Suresh Chandrakar was taken into custody by Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Chandrakar who is a contractor is believed to orchestrate the murder after the journalist exposed him to corruption. He had been absconding since January 3, when the incident came to light.
The SIT, which was constituted to conduct the probe into the case, rounded up Suresh Chandrakar from Hyderabad late Sunday night, the official said. His brothers Ritesh Chandrakar and Dinesh Chandrakar and supervisor Mahendra Ramteke have already been arrested in the case, he said.
Post mortem of the journalist reveals chilling details of the gruesome murder with the victim having 15 fractures on his head, a broken neck and his heart being ripped out. Doctors who performed journalist's autopsy revealed that they found four pieces of liver, 15 fractures on head, broken ribs. Doctors also said that they haven't seen such a case in their 12 years of career.
Mukesh Chandrakar was a freelance journalist and was known for his hard-hitting investigative reports. He went missing on since the night of January 1 and was found dead on January 3 in a septic tank on a property owned by Suresh Chandrakar at Chattanpara Basti in Bijapur town, police earlier said.
Mukesh's brother Yukesh Chandrakar filed a missing report after his phone remained unreachable following a meeting with Suresh Chandrakar at one of his properties.
- PTC NEWS
