By Nicolette 
Freelance reporter Mukesh Chandrakar, who reported all points Bastar on his YouTube network, was brutally silenced to fatality by a local service provider. Missing out on since the New Year 2025, Chandrakar’s brutally battered body was recuperated from the murder accused Suresh Chandrakar’s home. Previously on December 25, 2024, the young gun subjected enormous corruption in a road building task in Bijapur. Suresh, a distant family member of the newshound, was one of the contractors involved in the inadequate building and construction of the roadway.
The mortal remains of the 28 -year-old journalist were discovered in the septic system of the business person’s residential or commercial property in Bijapur. Autopsy exposed that Chandrakar’s heart was ripped out and his liver was interlaced into 4 pieces. The postmortem exam also revealed 15 fractures to the head, five destroyed ribs, and broken neck bones. While his heart endured extreme damage, one of his hands was fractured, per reports. The young press reporter was struck with a hefty item, triggering traumatic injuries to the head, neck, upper body, back, and belly. His body was recognized by a tattoo on his hand. The body was taken care of in a septic tank and secured in cement by the prime implicated Suresh Chandrakar and three associates.
Suresh Chandrakar fled the scene after committing the crime. He was snatched in addition to three others (Ritesh Chandrakar, Dinesh Chandrakar, and Mahendra) in Hyderabad and is being questioned by the SIT.
DIGIPUB, an association of electronic information organisations, kept in mind that a couple of days prior to #MukeshChandrakar vanished on January 1, he had actually investigated an exclusive contractor and exposed corruption in a roadway building and construction task in Bastar.
Learn more: https://t.co/FMhni 6 iKAe pic.twitter.com/EwukNwj 9 jV — Scroll.in (@scroll_in) January 5, 2025
छत्तीसगढ़ के युवा पत्रकार #MukeshChandrakar की रिपोर्टिंग की बानगी देखिए. pic.twitter.com/Azje 5 g 05 k 7 — Ajit Anjum (@ajitanjum) January 4, 2025
Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar extremely hurt & & killed after a report on roadway rip-off! #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/xxemTMDYkt — Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) January 6, 2025
On their way to Mutavendi, they discovered the shabby condition of a newly constructed road.They determined to examine it additionally and prepared to cover it on their way back to Bijapur. #Chhattisgarh pic.twitter.com/yae 43 xynS 8 — Prateek Goyal (@tweets_prateekg) January 4, 2025
Upon returning, Nilesh reported when traveling’s poor condition, performing a walk-through and highlighting its wearing away state.He titled the tale:” Jahan Shaheed Huye Jawan Wahan Kyun Ho Raha Hai Ghatiya Sadak Nirman?” #Chhattisgarh pic.twitter.com/WoTjiJ 5 tyA — Prateek Goyal (@tweets_prateekg) January 4, 2025
However, its substantial to keep in mind that: Suresh Chandrakar and his sibling Ritesh were remote family members of Mukesh, both coming from the exact same village. Mukesh had actually formerly revealed ineffective job by professionals, consisting of Suresh’s organization. pic.twitter.com/WCun 40 rw 38 — Prateek Goyal (@tweets_prateekg) January 4, 2025
On January 1, 2025, Ritesh called Mukesh and welcomed him to fulfill at a home owned by Suresh. Unaware of their scary purposes, Mukesh agreed.Three days later on, his body was found in a sewage-disposal tank at the building. #Chhattisgarh pic.twitter.com/ 15 cU 3 y 6 gtA — Prateek Goyal (@tweets_prateekg) January 4, 2025
Meet Suresh Chandrakar – the asshole who’s the primary accused in the ruthless murder of reporter Mukesh Chandrakar. As we pointed out in our episode yesterday – Suresh using his deep connects with the Congress Event in Chhattisgarh – handled to bag financially rewarding infra. agreements and then … https://t.co/vM 6 zwVxX 1 r pic.twitter.com/aY 2 xCxyWnM — The DeshBhakt (@TheDeshBhakt) January 6, 2025
Bastar reporter Mukesh Chandrakar extremely tortured & & murdered after a report on roadway fraud! #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/xxemTMDYkt — Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) January 6, 2025
मुकेश चंद्राकर का पोस्टमार्टम जिसने किया उन डॉक्टरों के कांप गए हाथ #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/VPEDqpyzd 1 — NDTV India (@ndtvindia) January 6, 2025
#WATCH |Prime accused of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s murder case, Suresh Chandrakar, that was absconding after the criminal activity, has actually been detained. The implicated was detained from Hyderabad late last evening by the SIT and he is being examined
In Bijapur, SIT in-charge, Mayank Gurjar … pic.twitter.com/ f 4 hCz 9 Wb 7 D — ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2025
Responses poured in on social media sites, with netizens slamming the state of affairs in the country over the safety of reporters.” Not surprising that we stand tall at 159 th setting worldwide Press Freedom Index ,” commented one. Prominent writer and radio character Neelesh Mishra required that the” Killers have to be hanged “” Mukesh’s murderers have to deal with the toughest penalty, composed former Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal. Filmmaker Onir said that” there is a boosting attack on reporters that dare (to speak the reality) ” One reporter published a newspaper clipping of Dainik Bhaskar that published a hagiography of the murder implicated.” Usko tha ki vo maut se khel raha hai, created one netizen. Much more homages gathered requiring justice for Mukesh Chandrakar.
Not surprising that we stand high at 159 th setting in Globe Press Freedom Index. Rest in Tranquility #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/ E 8 Cu 8 sIwxt — Arpit Sharma (@iArpitSpeaks) January 4, 2025
An outstanding field press reporter was extremely eliminated in Chhattisgarh, evidently as a direct outcome of his endure journalism. #MukeshChandrakar was a daring field press reporter in a period in which area reporting is greatly dead in Indian journalism.
His murderer was attached deeply … pic.twitter.com/raUsfaSpeL — Neelesh Misra (@neeleshmisra) January 5, 2025
The murder of #MukeshChandrakar is a grim tip of the dangers faced by journalists that risk to reveal corruption and tell the truth.
The wrongdoers behind Mukesh’s murder need to encounter the harshest punishment. pic.twitter.com/pPmW 6 qlX 7 O — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 5, 2025
#MukeshChandrakar
When you don’t tow the line, when you dare to reach for the fact, you are silenced. This is horrifying and the truth is that there is an increasing strike on journalists that attempt. https://t.co/Ir 6 VHOwoey
— iamOnir (@IamOnir) January 5, 2025
1 तारीख का दैनिक भास्कर में पत्रकार मुकेश चंद्राकर के हत्या के आरोपी (सुरेश चंद्राकर) का महिमा मंडन किया गया है । #MukeshChandrakar #मुकेश _ चंद्राकर pic.twitter.com/DD 5 MfDyVkl — अंतोष मंडल (धानुक) (@aklalitarai) January 4, 2025
Usko pta the ki vo maut se khel rha hai
Par Janta ki aawaz bnne ka Junun aisa ki maut ko hi muh lga liya.
Ek aur Janta ki aawaz shant kar di gyi #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/LN 7 ona 3 iTq — Mohit Chauhan (@newt0nlaws) January 4, 2025
May your journalism of nerve and generosity towards those without a voice never ever be failed to remember. Relax in Tranquility #MukeshChandrakar pic.twitter.com/cIkZcbF 8 E 1 — HermanGomes_journo (@Herman_Gomes) January 6, 2025
Read a moving tribute by fellow reporter and Ramnath Goenkar (2013 recipient, Dipankar Ghosh
How do you start to create a homage to a reporter, a buddy, a sibling? Just how do you describe him when nothing really has him? The first time I met Mukesh Chandrakar was in December 2015, weeks after I had landed in Chhattisgarh as the Indian Express reporter there. (1/ 18 pic.twitter.com/VN 4 o 1 L 1 A 2 B — Dipankar Ghose (@dipankarghose 31 January 4, 2025
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