Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank

The assemblage of an Indian writer who had reported connected alleged corruption successful the state has been recovered successful a septic vessel successful Chhattisgarh state.

Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, went missing connected New Year's Day and his household registered a ailment with the police.

His assemblage was recovered connected Friday successful the compound of a roadworthy operation contractor successful the Bijapur municipality country aft officers tracked his mobile phone.

Three radical person been arrested successful transportation with his death, reportedly including 2 of his relatives. A media watchdog has demanded a thorough investigation.

Police successful the Bijapur territory did not find thing during an archetypal sojourn to the compound connected 2 January.

"However, aft further inspection connected 3 January, we discovered Mukesh's assemblage successful the newly-floored septic vessel adjacent the badminton court," a elder constabulary serviceman said, referring to the information factual slabs had been placed connected apical of the tank.

Police said his assemblage showed terrible injuries accordant with a blunt-force attack.

Mr Chandrakar, a freelance journalist, had reported wide connected alleged corruption successful nationalist operation projects and a decades-old Maoist insurgency successful Chhattisgarh.

He besides ran a fashionable YouTube channel, Bastar Junction.

Following his death, the Press Council of India called for a study "on the facts of the case" from the state's government.

The main curate of the authorities described Mr Chandrakar's decease arsenic "heartbreaking".

In a station connected X, helium said a peculiar probe squad had been formed to analyse the case.

It has been reported successful Indian media that 1 of those nether apprehension implicit the journalist's decease is his cousin, portion 1 of the main suspects - the proprietor of the compound - is connected the run.

Local journalists person held a protestation demanding strict enactment against the alleged perpetrators.

Attack connected journalists reporting connected corruption oregon biology degradation is not uncommon successful India.

In May 2022, Subhash Kumar Mahto, a freelance writer known for his reporting connected radical progressive successful amerciable soil mining, was fatally changeable successful the caput by 4 unidentified men extracurricular his location successful Bihar.

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has said that an mean of 3 oregon 4 journalists are killed successful transportation with their enactment successful India each year, making it 1 of the world's astir unsafe countries for the media.