The physique of an Indian investigative journalist has been present in a septic tank.
Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, was a contract journalist in Chhattisgarh state who reported on alleged corruption within the building trade on his YouTube channel, Bastar Junction.
Police discovered his physique in a septic tank within the state’s Bijapur district on 3 January.
He had been lacking since New 12 months’s Day.
4 folks have been arrested, together with three of his kinfolk, based on native media studies.
Mr Chandrakar’s loss of life is alleged to be linked to a current investigation right into a highway building mission within the Bastar area, which led to a authorities investigation.
A autopsy examination confirmed he had suffered blunt-force accidents to his head and ribs, had a damaged neck and his coronary heart had been ripped out, India Immediately reported.
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The Press Council of India has referred to as for a report on the “info of the case”.
Vishnu Deo Sai, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh, stated Mr Chandrakar’s loss of life was “heartbreaking” and pledged the “harshest punishment” for these answerable for his loss of life.
India ranked 159 out of 180 nations within the 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
Three or 4 Indian journalists are killed in reference to their work on common every year, based on Reporters With out Borders.
