Suresh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, has been arrested from Hyderabad. Chandrakar, a contractor, was on the run since the incident came to light. According to police, he was hiding at his driver’s residence in Hyderabad.
To track him down, police reviewed footage from 200 CCTVs and traced nearly 300 mobile numbers. Chandrakar is currently being interrogated by the police. His wife has also been taken into custody in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district and is being questioned.
Mukesh Chandrakar’s body was found in a septic tank in a shed owned by a contractor in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division last week. The 32-year-old independent journalist, who also contributed to NDTV, was last seen leaving his home in Bijapur’s Pujari Para on New Year’s Day.
Three others, including two of Chandrakar’s relatives, have also been arrested in connection with the case. Ritesh Chandrakar, Mahendra Ramteke, and Dinesh Chandrakar were taken into custody from Raipur airport.