Raipur: A postmortem examination of Mukesh Chandrakar revealed shocking details in the murder of the Chhattisgarh journalist. Mukesh Chandrakar had 15 fractures to his head and his heart being ripped out, reported India Today. The victim's neck was also broken.
As per the India Today reports, doctors also found four pieces of liver and five broken ribs. After the postmortem, the doctors believed that there must have been two people involved in killing the 28-year-old journalist.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Suresh Chandrakar, the key accused, in the murder case was arrested from Hyderabad. on Sunday night. Suresh is a contractor and is believed to be the mastermind of the journalist's killing. Mukesh went missing days after he exposed alleged corruption in a Rs 120-crore road construction project being handled by the contractor.
Suresh was reportedly hiding at his driver's residence in Hyderabad. According to a report by NDTV, the police reviewed footage from 200 CCTVs and traced nearly 300 mobile numbers. The contractor is being interrogated. His wife was also taken into custody.
On January 3, Mukesh's body was recovered from a septic tank on the premises of the property belonging to Suresh Chandrakar. Mukesh went missing on January 1.
Mukesh worked for prominent news channels as a freelance reporter and also had a YouTube Channel. The journalist was known for hard-hitting news. He exposed the alleged corrupting in the tender of the road construction project from Gangalur to Hiroli in the Bastar region. Initially, the tender was of Rs 50 crore. However, it was reportedly increased to Rs 120 crore without any change in the scope of the work. Mukesh's expose led to the state government initiating an inquiry.
