Broken Neck, Heart Ripped Out: Bastar Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's Autopsy Reveals Chilling Details
Bastar: In journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's murder, shocking revelations have come to the fore with postmortem examination revealing chilling details of the torture he was subjected to. The body of Mukesh Chandrakar, who worked with a local news channel, was found in a septic tank on January 3.
Now the autopsy report has revealed that Mukesh had five fractures to his head, a broken neck and his heart was ripped out. Doctors believe that more than two people must have been involved in the murder.
Doctors who conducted the postmortem examination of the 28-year-old journalist, found four pieces of liver, five broken ribs, 15 fractures to the head, a broken neck and his heart being ripped out. They said they had not seen such a case in their 12-year-old careers, India Today reported.
Prime Accused Arrested
Meanwhile, Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Chhattisgarh, was arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Hyderabad on Sunday. Suresh Chandrakar, a contractor, is believed to be the alleged mastermind behind Mukesh Chandrakar's murder after the journalist exposed him for allegedly indulging in corruption. He had been on the run since the incident came to light on January 3.
On January 3, the body of Mukesh Chandrakar, who worked with a local news channel, was found in a septic tank on the premises of Suresh Chandrakar, whom he had recently exposed for corruption in Chhattisgarh.
Mukesh Chandrakar, who had been missing since the night of January 1, recently investigated Suresh Chandrakar, exposing alleged irregularities in a Rs 120-crore road construction project in Bastar. The expose had prompted the state government to initiate an enquiry into the contractor's activities.
Mukesh's elder brother, Yukesh Chandrakar, filed a missing person report after his phone remained switched off following a meeting arranged by Suresh Chandrakar's brother, Ritesh, at one of the contractor's properties.