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⚫ '''Mukesh Chandrakar''' (1975 – January 1, 2025) was an Indian journalist from ]. He was allegedly murdered for exposing corruption in a road development project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=2025-01-06 |title=Indian press groups call for investigation after journalist’s body found in septic tank |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/indian-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-body-found-in-septic-tank-ntwnfb |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Mukesh Chandrakar''' (1993 – 1 January 2025) was an Indian journalist from the state of ]. He was allegedly murdered for exposing corruption in a road development project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=6 January 2025 |title=Indian press groups call for investigation after journalist's body found in septic tank |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/indian-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-body-found-in-septic-tank-ntwnfb |access-date=6 January 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


== Background == == Early life ==
Mukesh Chandrakar was born in 1975 in Basaguda in ] to his father and mother, an ] worker. His family was displaced by the ] and moved to a government shelter in Bijapur. After his father died when Mukesh was a child, he and his elder brother Yulesh were brought up by their mother. In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar’s story was one of perseverance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-career-trajectory-youtube-mechanic-9762362/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Mukesh completed his school education from ] Yukesh who worked as a ] which inspired him to take up the role himself. Mukesh Chandrakar was born in Basaguda in ] to his father and mother, an ] worker. His family was displaced by the ] and moved to a government shelter in Bijapur. After his father died when Mukesh was a child, he and his elder brother Yukesh were brought up by their mother. In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=6 January 2025 |title=From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar's story was one of perseverance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-career-trajectory-youtube-mechanic-9762362/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Mukesh completed his school education from ] Yukesh worked as a ] which inspired him to take up the role himself.


== Career as journalist == == Career as journalist ==
During his career, Chandrakar worked for several news channels like ] and ]. He also has a ] channel, Bastar Junction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar’s story was one of perseverance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-career-trajectory-youtube-mechanic-9762362/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Mukesh was among a group of seven journalists who helped security forces negotiate with Maoists to safely bring back a CoBRA jawan held captive in Tekalguda.<ref name=":0" /> During his career, Chandrakar worked for several news channels like ] and ]. He also had a ] channel, Bastar Junction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2025 |title=From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar's story was one of perseverance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-career-trajectory-youtube-mechanic-9762362/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Mukesh was among a group of seven journalists who helped security forces negotiate with Maoists to release a ] gendarme captured in Tekalguda.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Naveen |date=6 January 2025 |title=Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar taken into custody by SIT in Hyderabad. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-journalist-murder-case-main-accused-suresh-chandrakar-taken-into-custody-by-sit/article69066874.ece |access-date=6 January 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Murder and Investigation== ==Murder and investigation==
⚫ Mukesh did a report that came out in ''NDTV'' on 25 December 2024 highlighting the poor condition of a road in Bijapur, after which the government initiated an inquiry. The contractor for this road was Mukesh’s cousin Suresh Chandrakar.<ref name=":0" /> Mukesh was last seen on the evening of 1 January. His elder brother Yukesh filed a missing person report with the police the following day. Based on mobile tracking, police located Mukesh’s body inside a septic tank on the property of contractor Suresh Chandrakar in Chattanpara Basti on 3 January under mysterious circumstances in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygl0rjy2no |date=3 January 2025 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2025 |title=Chhattisgarh journalist's body found in septic tank, day after brother reported him missing |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-death-9758686/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> According to a post-mortem report, Chandrakar was attacked with a heavy object and suffered severe injuries to his head, chest, back, and stomach. His body was identified through a tattoo on his hand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist's Murder Arrested In Hyderabad |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mukesh-chandrakar-suresh-chandrakar-key-accused-in-chhattisgarhs-journalist-murder-case-arrested-from-hyderabad-7408822 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>
Mukesh did a report that came out in ''NDTV'' on 25 December 2025 highlighting the poor condition of a road in Bijapur, after which the government initiated an inquiry. The contractor for this road was Mukesh’s cousin Suresh Chandrakar.<ref name=":0" />


⚫ The state government formed an 11-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by an IPS officer.
⚫ On January 3, 2025, Chandrakar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a shed owned by a contractor in Chhattisgarh's ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-05 |title=Chhattisgarh journalist’s body found in septic tank, day after brother reported him missing |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-death-9758686/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> According to preliminary reports, he was last seen returning home late at night after a reporting assignment. His family discovered his body the next morning and alerted authorities. According to a post-mortem report, Chandrakar was attacked with a heavy object and suffered severe injuries to his head, chest, back, and stomach. His body was identified through a tattoo on his hand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist's Murder Arrested In Hyderabad |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mukesh-chandrakar-suresh-chandrakar-key-accused-in-chhattisgarhs-journalist-murder-case-arrested-from-hyderabad-7408822 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

⚫ The state government formed an 11-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by an ].


Three persons, including two of Chandrakar's relatives, have been arrested in the case. While his cousin, Ritesh Chandrakar, was arrested from Raipur airport, Mahendra Ramteke, a supervisor, and Dinesh Chandrakar, another relative of the victim, were taken into custody from ]. Three persons, including two of Chandrakar's relatives, have been arrested in the case. While his cousin, Ritesh Chandrakar, was arrested from Raipur airport, Mahendra Ramteke, a supervisor, and Dinesh Chandrakar, another relative of the victim, were taken into custody from ].


== Reactions == == Reactions ==
The Press Association and the ] condemned the incident and urged the Chhattisgarh government to take steps to protect journalists, particularly those involved in field reporting and investigative journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody |url=https://thewire.in/media/prime-accused-in-chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakars-death-taken-to-custody |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref> The Press Association and the ] condemned the incident and urged the Chhattisgarh government to take steps to protect journalists, particularly those involved in field reporting and investigative journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody |url=https://thewire.in/media/prime-accused-in-chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakars-death-taken-to-custody |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>


Editors Guild released a letter stating it was a matter of grave concern. “''The young journalist’s death is a matter of grave concern as it raises suspicion of foul play.''” the letter read.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody |url=https://thewire.in/media/prime-accused-in-chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakars-death-taken-to-custody |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref> Editors Guild released a letter stating it was a matter of grave concern. "The young journalist's death is a matter of grave concern as it raises suspicion of foul play," the letter read.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody |url=https://thewire.in/media/prime-accused-in-chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakars-death-taken-to-custody |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>


Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, also the state’s home minister, alleged that the main accused, Suresh Chandrakar, is affiliated with the ] and questioned the party’s links to recent criminal cases. Congress, however, countered with claims that Suresh was inducted into the ] recently.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Rishabh |title=Chhattisgarh journalist killed after report on corruption: All we know |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-killed-corruption-contractor-125010500373_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250105170640/https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-killed-corruption-contractor-125010500373_1.html |archive-date=2025-01-05 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Business Standard |language=en-US}}</ref> Deputy Chief Minister ], also the state’s home minister, alleged that the main accused, Suresh Chandrakar, is affiliated with the ] and questioned the party's links to recent criminal cases. Congress, however, countered with claims that Suresh was inducted into the ] recently, and demanded that Sharma release the CCTV footage from Chandrakar's visit to Sharma's CM residence days before the murder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Rishabh |title=Chhattisgarh journalist killed after report on corruption: All we know |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-killed-corruption-contractor-125010500373_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250105170640/https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-killed-corruption-contractor-125010500373_1.html |archive-date=5 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=Business Standard |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:23, 9 January 2025

Indian journalist (1993–2025)

Mukesh Chandrakar (1993 – 1 January 2025) was an Indian journalist from the state of Chhattisgarh. He was allegedly murdered for exposing corruption in a road development project.

Early life

Mukesh Chandrakar was born in Basaguda in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh to his father and mother, an anganwadi worker. His family was displaced by the naxal violence and moved to a government shelter in Bijapur. After his father died when Mukesh was a child, he and his elder brother Yukesh were brought up by their mother. In 2013, she died of cancer. Mukesh completed his school education from Dantewada. Yukesh worked as a freelance journalist which inspired him to take up the role himself.

Career as journalist

During his career, Chandrakar worked for several news channels like Nework18 Group and NDTV. He also had a YouTube channel, Bastar Junction. In 2021, Mukesh was among a group of seven journalists who helped security forces negotiate with Maoists to release a CoBRA gendarme captured in Tekalguda.

Murder and investigation

Mukesh did a report that came out in NDTV on 25 December 2024 highlighting the poor condition of a road in Bijapur, after which the government initiated an inquiry. The contractor for this road was Mukesh’s cousin Suresh Chandrakar. Mukesh was last seen on the evening of 1 January. His elder brother Yukesh filed a missing person report with the police the following day. Based on mobile tracking, police located Mukesh’s body inside a septic tank on the property of contractor Suresh Chandrakar in Chattanpara Basti on 3 January under mysterious circumstances in Bastar. According to a post-mortem report, Chandrakar was attacked with a heavy object and suffered severe injuries to his head, chest, back, and stomach. His body was identified through a tattoo on his hand.

The state government formed an 11-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by an IPS officer.

Three persons, including two of Chandrakar's relatives, have been arrested in the case. While his cousin, Ritesh Chandrakar, was arrested from Raipur airport, Mahendra Ramteke, a supervisor, and Dinesh Chandrakar, another relative of the victim, were taken into custody from Bijapur.

Reactions

The Press Association and the Editors Guild of India condemned the incident and urged the Chhattisgarh government to take steps to protect journalists, particularly those involved in field reporting and investigative journalism.

Editors Guild released a letter stating it was a matter of grave concern. "The young journalist's death is a matter of grave concern as it raises suspicion of foul play," the letter read.

Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, also the state’s home minister, alleged that the main accused, Suresh Chandrakar, is affiliated with the Indian National Congress and questioned the party's links to recent criminal cases. Congress, however, countered with claims that Suresh was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party recently, and demanded that Sharma release the CCTV footage from Chandrakar's visit to Sharma's CM residence days before the murder.

See also

References

  1. Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (6 January 2025). "Indian press groups call for investigation after journalist's body found in septic tank". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ "From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar's story was one of perseverance". The Indian Express. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. "From liquor seller and bike mechanic to a journalist with thriving YouTube channel, Mukesh Chandrakar's story was one of perseverance". The Indian Express. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. Kumar, Naveen (6 January 2025). "Chhattisgarh journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar taken into custody by SIT in Hyderabad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. "Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank". BBC. 3 January 2025.
  6. "Chhattisgarh journalist's body found in septic tank, day after brother reported him missing". The Indian Express. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. "Key Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist's Murder Arrested In Hyderabad". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. "Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody". The Wire. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. "Prime Accused In Chhattisgarh Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Death Taken to Custody". The Wire. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  10. Sharma, Rishabh. "Chhattisgarh journalist killed after report on corruption: All we know". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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