The main accused in the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar has been arrested from Hyderabad on Sunday night. Suresh Chandrakar, a contractor, is believed to be the alleged mastermind behind the murder. He was on the run since the incident came to light.<\/p>\n
According to the police, Suresh was hiding at his driver’s residence in Hyderabad. To track him, the police reviewed footage from 200 CCTVs and traced nearly 300 mobile numbers.<\/p>\n
The police are currently interrogating Chandrakar, officials said.<\/p>\n
Chandrakar’s wife has also been taken into custody in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district and is being interrogated, officials added.<\/p>\n
Chandrakar’s body was found in a septic tank in a shed owned by a contractor in Chattisgarh’s Bastar division last week. The independent journalist, who was also a contributing reporter for NDTV, was last seen leaving his home in Bijapur’s Pujari Para on New Year’s Day. When he did not return, the journalist’s brother, Yukesh, filed a missing complaint the next day.<\/p>\n
After beginning an investigation, police found the 32-year-old’s body in Chhatan Para Basti, not very far from his home.<\/p>\n
Three people, including two of Chandrakar’s relatives, have also been arrested in the case. While his cousin, Ritesh Chandrakar, was arrested from Raipur airport on Saturday, Mahendra Ramteke, a supervisor, and Dinesh Chandrakar, another relative of the victim, were taken into custody from Bijapur.<\/p>\n
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