Within the Bastar journalist homicide case, police have arrested three accused and are in search of the primary accused Suresh Chandrakar. As per the officers, he shall be in custody quickly. Bastar IG P Sundarraj has confirmed the arrest of all three accused. 33-year-old Mukesh Chandrakar was discovered lifeless in a septic tank on the property belonging to contractor Suresh Chandrakar at Chattanpara Basti in Bijapur city. Mukesh was an impartial journalist and likewise a contributing reporter at NDTV.
Who was Mukesh Chandrakar
Mukesh was a TV journalist who actively lined corruption and Naxal associated instances. He used to put up numerous updates and content material on `Bastar Junction’ channel on YouTube, which had over 159,000 subscribers. He performed a key position in securing the discharge of CRPF personnel kidnapped by Maoists after an encounter in Bijapur in 2021.
Chhattisgarh CM expressed condolences
Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed his condolences, saying, “The information of the homicide of Bijapur’s younger and devoted journalist Mukesh Chandrakar ji may be very unhappy and heartbreaking. Mukesh ji’s demise is an irreparable loss for journalism and society.”