JOURNALIST MURDER: Main accuse Suresh Chandrakar arrested by SIT in Hyderbad
3 min readBijapur (Team Newsbuddy): Major action has been taken in journalist Mukesh Chandrakar murder case. Accused contractor Suresh Chandrakar has been arrested by SIT from Hyderabad. The SIT team formed to investigate the murder arrested the main accused Suresh Chandrakar late night, who is being brought to Bijapur.
It may be mentioned that journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was murdered on January 1 and the body was thrown into a tank. The tank in which the body was dumped is said to be that of contractor Suresh Chandrakar. According to information received, Suresh Chandrakar was absconding since the incident, however his location was found to be in Hyderabad, after which the SIT team conducted a raid at the spot late on Sunday night. The SIT team arrested Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the murder case, from the spot and is being brought to Bijapur from Hyderabad.
It is believed that Suresh Chandrakar is the mastermind of the entire incident, on whose behest his brothers and henchmen first murdered journalist Mukesh Chandrakar and then threw him into a septic tank built in their own compound and covered it with a slab.
After the arrest, important links related to the murder may come to light. The major reason for this incident is the corruption case, which was exposed by journalist Mukesh. A report was published in the media about the construction cost of a road of 59 crores reaching 120 crores and the poor quality of the road being built despite spending such a huge amount. After which the state government ordered an inquiry into the matter. The top officials also gave instructions to rebuild the poor quality road. It is being said that after this media report, Suresh Chandrakar was very angry with journalist Mukesh. On January 1, Suresh Chandrakar and his brothers invited the journalist to their badminton court on the pretext of a New Year party, where Mukesh started quarreling with Suresh Chandrakar’s brother Ritesh Chandrakar and his friends at the food table. It is believed that the quarrel escalated so much that Ritesh Chandrakar hit him on the head with a big iron rod, due to which he died. Apart from this, his two other friends also beat Mukesh with iron rods, due to which he died on the spot.
After which, as per the plan, the body of Mukesh Chandrakar was put in the septic tank built in the court itself and then a 4-inch thick cast was made on it. Two days after the incident, the police broke the safety tank and took out the body, there is anger in the entire state since this incident. The state government has formed an SIT in this case. Along with this, the Chief Minister has also given instructions that no culprit should be spared in this incident. The Bijapur administration is in action regarding the incident, the administration has bulldozed the illegal encroachment made by Suresh Chandrakar on 5 acres of land. Along with this, other actions are also going on. So far the police have arrested four accused in this case.