Raipur. Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case, has been arrested from Hyderabad. SIT made this arrest late on Sunday night. Suresh Chandrakar is also a Congress leader and contractor. Police had earlier arrested Suresh’s two brothers, Ritesh and Dinesh Chandrakar and a labourer. This arrest took place on 6 January 2025.
The SIT team had gone to Hyderabad on Saturday to arrest Suresh. The arrest took place late Sunday night. Police’s interrogation of Suresh continues. Earlier, the police had arrested Suresh’s two brothers, Ritesh Chandrakar and Dinesh Chandrakar. A laborer has also been arrested in this case. The SIT team had gone to Hyderabad on Saturday to arrest Suresh. He was arrested from there late on Sunday night.
Police have already arrested three people in this case. These include Suresh’s two brothers and a labourer. Now after the arrest of Suresh, the police are hopeful of getting more information in this case. This case is related to the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. SIT is investigating the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar. SIT has arrested four people so far. These include the main accused Suresh Chandrakar. The police is now interrogating him.
Well-known journalist of Bastar Mukesh Chandrakar was murdered. He was missing since New Year’s Day. On Friday, his body was found in the septic tank of a road contractor’s house in Bijapur district. The police initially suspected that his murder might be linked to reporting on a road construction scam.