PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Uttarkashi

Locals and some family members of digital journalist Rajeev Pratap whose body was found in the Joshiyara barrage reservoir on Sunday, have questioned the official explanation for the death. Pratap had gone missing on September 18. The police stated that the death was the result of a road accident.

A CCTV camera footage shows him having dinner with his friend near the Uttarkashi bus station on the night of September 18 and then he drives away in his friend’s car towards Gangori bridge. He had been missing since that night. The car was found in the Bhagirathi river on the next day with Pratap’s bag and one slipper. After consistent search by the authorities, his body was recovered on September 28.

According to the police, the post mortem report shows i

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