Why was Mukesh Chandrakar silenced?

Jan 13, 2025

On January 1, 2025, intrepid journalist and editor of the YouTube channel Bastar Junction Mukesh Chandrakar disappeared from his residence in Bijapur. His savagely battered body was found two days later, submerged in a hurriedly constructed septic tank in the compound of a house belonging to road contractor Suresh Chandrakar.  In this special bulletin of Free Speech Talkies, Malini Subramaniam speaks to journalists Pushpa Rokde, P Ranjan Dash, Chetan Kapewar and Ganesh Mishra.