Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Announces Aid To Family Of Journalist Killed

The family of murdered Bastar journalist Mukesh Chandrakar will be given Rs 10 lakh in aid, Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterChhattisgarh Chief MinisterChhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced on Tuesday.

The chief minister added that a building for journalists would be built in Chandrakar’s name.

Mukesh Chandrakar, 33, went missing on January 1. His body was found two days later in a septic tank on a property in Bijapur owned by a contractor named Suresh Chandrakar.

Mukesh Chandrakar ran the YouTube channel Bastar Junction, frequently investigating and reporting on corruption, tribal rights and insurgent violence in the conflict-hit region of the state.