Chhattisgarh Journalist Murder Case: Key Accused, a Congress Leader, Says CM Sai
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Chhattisgarh Journalist Murder Case: Key Accused, a Congress Leader, Says CM Sai

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday said that the key accused in the murder of a journalist in Bijapur district in Bastar in the state was a functionary of Congress. The key accused in the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was a functionary of Congress, Mr Sai said and added that this was an example of “How Congress is selling hatred in its ‘Mohabbat ki dukaan’ ”. Deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma, who holds home portfolio, recalled that the slain journalist was once banned by Congress when he had asked questions to the local MLA Vikram Mandavi. Contractor Suresh Chandraka, the key accused in the murder, was a Congress leader, he said.

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Did a corruption exposé kill Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar?
2 days, 6 hours ago

Did a corruption exposé kill Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar?

India Today  

The murder of Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has again highlighted the threats faced by whistleblowers reporting from conflict areas. The semi-decomposed body of the 31-year-old was recovered from a septic tank at a construction site in southern Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur town on January 3. Mukesh, besides contributing to national news outlets, also ran a reasonably-popular YouTube channel, ‘Bastar Junction’. According to …

Chilling details emerge in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder case, ‘heart ripped out, liver pieces, broken neck’
2 days, 14 hours ago

Chilling details emerge in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder case, ‘heart ripped out, liver pieces, broken neck’

Live Mint  

‘Heart ripped out, a broken neck, four pieces of liver, five broken ribs, 15 fractures to the head,’ is what the doctors found during Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's postmortem. Mukesh Chandrakar went missing on January 1 and his body was found two days later in a septic tank on a property owned by Suresh Chandrakar at Chattanpara Basti in Bijapur …

Mukesh Chandrakar murder: Accused Suresh Chandrakar was an election observer for Congress
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Mukesh Chandrakar murder: Accused Suresh Chandrakar was an election observer for Congress

Op India  

The horrific murder of 28-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar for exposing the corruption of Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar has left the country in shock. While the deceased journalist’s autopsy report revealed that he had sustained 15 fractures to his head, his neck was broken and his heart was ripped out, attempts are being to pass off murder-accused Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar …

Mukesh Chandrakar murder: Accused Suresh Chandrakar a Congress leader, served as election observer
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Mukesh Chandrakar murder: Accused Suresh Chandrakar a Congress leader, served as election observer

Op India  

The horrific murder of 28-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar for exposing the corruption of Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar has left the country in shock. While the deceased journalist’s autopsy report revealed that he had sustained 15 fractures to his head, his neck was broken and his heart was ripped out, attempts are being to pass off murder-accused Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar …

How journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was tortured and brutally murdered for exposing corruption of Congress leader in Chhattisgarh
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2 days, 21 hours ago

How journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was tortured and brutally murdered for exposing corruption of Congress leader in Chhattisgarh

Op India  

The autopsy report of Mukesh Chandrakar has revealed chilling details about the torture inflicted on the body of the 28-year-old journalist, who was murdered for exposing the corruption of Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar. As per doctors who carried out the post-mortem of Mukesh Chandrakar, they also found 5 broken ribs and 4 pieces of liver. The deceased journalist Mukesh Chandrakar …

How journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was tortured and brutally murdered for exposing corruption of Congress leader in Chhattisgarh
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2 days, 21 hours ago

How journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was tortured and brutally murdered for exposing corruption of Congress leader in Chhattisgarh

Op India  

The autopsy report of Mukesh Chandrakar has revealed chilling details about the torture inflicted on the body of the 28-year-old journalist, who was murdered for exposing the corruption of Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar. As per doctors who carried out the post-mortem of Mukesh Chandrakar, they also found 5 broken ribs and 4 pieces of liver. The deceased journalist Mukesh Chandrakar …

Main accused in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder arrested from Hyderabad
3 days, 2 hours ago

Main accused in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder arrested from Hyderabad

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrested contractor Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the murder of 33-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, from Hyderabad. The body of Mukesh Chandrakar, who went missing on January 1, was discovered in a freshly sealed septic tank at Suresh Chandrakar’s premises in Chattan Para on January 3 with injuries on his head, back, stomach, and chest, …

Chhattisgarh SIT nabs prime accused in journalist murder case from city
3 days, 2 hours ago

Chhattisgarh SIT nabs prime accused in journalist murder case from city

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur/Hyderabad:A special investigation team from Chhattisgarh arrested an accused who reportedly plotted the murder of 33-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar from his hideout on the city outskirts. Suresh Chandrakar, conspirator and prime accused in Mukesh’s brutal murder, was found asleep at his driver's rented house when the SIT team reached out. His body was found two days later in a septic …

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar arrested from Hyderabad
3 days, 2 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar arrested from Hyderabad

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh police arrested the local contractor Suresh Chandrakar who was the main accused in murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, officials said on Monday. “The main accused of Mukesh Chandrakar’s murder, the local contractor Suresh Chandrakar, was arrested by SIT from Hyderabad in the wee hours of Monday. The body of Mukesh Chandrakar, 33, who went missing on January 1, …

Mukesh Chandrakar killed: Key accused in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder case arrested in Hyderabad
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Mukesh Chandrakar killed: Key accused in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder case arrested in Hyderabad

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Mukesh Chandrakar murder: The prime accused in the Chhattisgarh journalist's murder case was arrested in Hyderabad. An official told news agency PTI that the accused, Suresh Chandrakar, is a contractor by profession and has been absconding since the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar came to light on January 3. “The SIT, which was constituted to conduct the probe into the …

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Key accused Suresh Chandrakar arrested by SIT in Hyderabad
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3 days, 6 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Key accused Suresh Chandrakar arrested by SIT in Hyderabad

India TV News  

Suresh Chandrakar, the prime accused in the murder of Bastar journalist and YouTuber Mukesh Chandrakar was arrested by the Special Investigation Team from Hyderabad, police said on Monday. Bastar journalist murder Mukesh Chandrakar, 33, a Bastar-based journalist known for his fearless field reports, went missing on New Year’s Day. As per the initial reports, a news report highlighting alleged corruption …

'Committed to act against crime, injustice': CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Chhattisgarh journalist's murder
4 days, 6 hours ago

'Committed to act against crime, injustice': CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Chhattisgarh journalist's murder

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday spoke about the police action in the murder case of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur. CM Sai slams Congress Taking a jibe at Congress, CM Sai said, "We are seeing that in the 'Mohabbat ka dukaan' of Congress, hatred is being sold. Mukesh's body found in septic tank Notably, Chandrakar, a freelance …

Three Arrested in Murder of Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar
4 days, 11 hours ago

Three Arrested in Murder of Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar

Deccan Chronicle  

RAIPUR: Three people were on Saturday arrested in connection with the murder of 32-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. The arrested people were identified as Ritesh Chandrakar, Dinesh Chandrakar and Mahendra Ramtek, while another suspect Suresh Chandrakar was absconding, police said. The slain journalist has recently exposed an alleged corruption scandal involving …

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: 3 arrested; mastermind contractor still at large
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4 days, 15 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: 3 arrested; mastermind contractor still at large

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh police on Saturday arrested three accused in connection with the murder of 28-year-old journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur district on January 1. Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s body was found in a septic tank on the premises of a local road contractor in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur town on Friday. Ritesh Chandrakar, one of the suspects, was apprehended at Raipur Airport, while …

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Mukesh Chandrakar's cousin identified as ‘key accused’
4 days, 18 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist murder: Mukesh Chandrakar's cousin identified as ‘key accused’

Hindustan Times  

The investigation into the murder of Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has taken a new turn as investigators have identified his own cousin as the key accused. Notably, Mukesh had gone missing on January 1, shortly after he received a call from Suresh's cousin Ritesh Chandrakar. Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai condoled Mukesh's death and assured that appropriate action will …

Chhattisgarh: Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar found dead in a septic tank, murder suspected to be linked to road scam exposé
4 days, 20 hours ago

Chhattisgarh: Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar found dead in a septic tank, murder suspected to be linked to road scam exposé

Op India  

The body of Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was recovered by the police from the septic tank in Bijapur district on Friday. Mukesh Chandrakar’s body was found by the police in a septic tank built on a property belonging to a contractor named Suresh Chandrakar. Expressing grief over the death of Mukesh Chandrakar, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai assured that …

Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's murder: Chhattisgarh Police detains 3 persons after outrage
4 days, 22 hours ago

Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's murder: Chhattisgarh Police detains 3 persons after outrage

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh Police detained three persons on Saturday in connection with the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a 29 -year-old journalist whose body was found inside a septic tank at a local contractor's property. Condemnations pour in Local journalists staged a symbolic road blockade at Hospital Chowk on National Highway 36 to condemn the murder. The Editors Guild of India, in …

Chhattisgarh journalist's murder: Key accused, his cousin, arrested
5 days, 6 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist's murder: Key accused, his cousin, arrested

India Today  

The key accused in the murder of the Chhattisgarh journalist, whose body was recovered from a septic tank, has been identified as his own cousin. Ritesh Chandrakar was among three arrested for the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a 28-year-old journalist known for his hard-hitting investigative reports. Ritesh, who is the brother of Suresh Chandrakar, allegedly arranged a meeting of the …

Journalist murder in Chhattisgarh: Bulldozer action on main accused’s house, CM says culprits won’t be spared
5 days, 6 hours ago

Journalist murder in Chhattisgarh: Bulldozer action on main accused’s house, CM says culprits won’t be spared

India TV News  

After the murder of Chhattisgarh’s young journalist, Mukesh Chandrakar, in Bijapur, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai taking a strict stand on the heinous crime said that there is no place for crime and criminals in the state. Three people were arrested on Saturday in connection to the murder of a 33-year-old journalist whose body was found in a septic tank …

Chhattisgarh journalist's murder: Govt sets up SIT, prime accused Congress leader absconding, three arrested
5 days, 6 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist's murder: Govt sets up SIT, prime accused Congress leader absconding, three arrested

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Saturday announced the formation of an SIT to probe the mysterious death of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur. We have put on hold three accounts of Suresh Chandrakar," Sharma said. Notably, Chandrakar, a freelance journalist, went missing on January 1, and his body was found on Friday in a septic tank on a …

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the BJP should clarify its stand on its alleged links with the accused in the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, and wondered whether the incident was a conspiracy to incite communal violence. On Saturday, the Congress had alleged that the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Udaipur …

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