Mumbai: In a shocking incident, the body of 28-year-old freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, who had been reported missing earlier this week, was found on Friday (January 3) in a septic tank on the property of a contractor in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.

A murder case has been registered and several individuals, including contractor Suresh Chandrakar and his brothers, have been taken into custody for questioning.

Mukesh, known for his investigative reporting on the Maoist conflict and corruption in road construction projects in the Bastar region, was last seen on the evening of January 1. According to a Hindustan Times report, his elder brother Yukesh Chandrakar, also a journalist, had filed a missing person report the following day.

Police traced Mukesh’s location through........

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