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The main accused Suresh Chandrakar was arrested by a Special Investigation Team from Hyderabad on Jan 5

Mukesh Chandrakar, a 33-year-old journalist, was found dead in a septic tank in Bijapur, with police suspecting the murder is linked to his reporting on corruption

Punia was arrested by police on Sunday in an FIR registered under various sections including 186 , 353 and 332 of IPC.