Chhattisgarh journalist's murder: Govt sets up SIT, prime accused Congress leader absconding, three arrested
4 days, 15 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 property owned by civil contractor Suresh Chandrakar at Chattanpara Basti in Bijapur town, as per police. While Suresh Chandrakar is absconding, his kin Ritesh Chandrakar and Dinesh Chandrakar have been arrested along with supervisor Mahendra Ramteke, the deputy CM told media.

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Prime Accused in Bastar Journalist's Murder Arrested in Hyderabad
1 day, 21 hours ago

Prime Accused in Bastar Journalist's Murder Arrested in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The prime accused in the murder of a journalist of Bastar in Chhattisgarh has been arrested in Hyderabad, police said on Monday. Suresh Chandrakar, the prime accused in the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, was arrested in Hyderabad by the special investigation team, constituted to probe the incident, late on Sunday night and brought to Chhattisgarh on Monday morning, the …

Chilling details emerge in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder case, ‘heart ripped out, liver pieces, broken neck’
1 day, 23 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 …

Main accused in Chhattisgarh journalist’s murder arrested from Hyderabad
2 days, 11 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 journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar taken into custody by SIT in Hyderabad.
2 days, 11 hours ago

Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar taken into custody by SIT in Hyderabad.

The Hindu  

The key suspect in the murder of Bastar journalist and YouTuber Mukesh Chandrakar, Suresh Chandrakar, was arrested by a Special Investigation Team of the Bijapur police of Chhattisgarh in Hyderabad on Sunday night, police confirmed. A senior officer from the Bastar police said that Suresh’s siblings, Ritesh Chandrakar, Dinesh Chandrakar, and one Mahendra were arrested earlier on Saturday. His body …

Chhattisgarh SIT nabs prime accused in journalist murder case from city
2 days, 11 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
2 days, 11 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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2 days, 11 hours ago

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

Live Mint  

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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2 days, 15 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 …

Chhattisgarh Journalist Murder Case: Key Accused, a Congress Leader, Says CM Sai
2 days, 21 hours ago

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 …

'Committed to act against crime, injustice': CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Chhattisgarh journalist's murder
3 days, 15 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
3 days, 20 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 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 …

Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's murder: Chhattisgarh Police detains 3 persons after outrage
4 days, 7 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
4 days, 15 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 …

Chhattisgarh Police arrest second person for mob attack that killed 3
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh Police arrest second person for mob attack that killed 3

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: One more person has been arrested in connection with the murder of three cattle transporters from Uttar Pradesh who were killed in Chhattisgarh state capital Raipur on June 7, police said on Monday. Three cattle transporters, all of them from UP’s Saharanpur, were killed in the June 7 attack The suspect, Raja Agarwal was taken into custody from the …

Kanpur shootout: SIT formed to probe killing of policemen
4 years, 5 months ago

Kanpur shootout: SIT formed to probe killing of policemen

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government formed a Special Investigation Team on Saturday to probe the killing of eight policemen in Bikru village, the financial and criminal background of the accused and the role of the Kanpur police. Dubey’s activities The SIT will also investigate the illegally acquired properties, businesses and financial activities of Dubey, and if the local police displayed any …

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