The body of a 31-year-old independent journalist, missing since January 1, was found in a septic tank on Friday evening from Bijapur's Chattanpara Basti in Chhattisgarh. The death of Mukesh Chandrakar, who was a contributing reporter at NDTV, has sent shockwaves across the region and the journalism fraternity.
The Bijapur police confirmed that Mukesh's body was discovered in a septic tank that had been freshly sealed with concrete.