The brother of independent journalist Rajiv Pratap has raised doubts over the circumstances of his death, claiming that the injuries sustained by Pratap do not match a car accident and alleging that he had been receiving death threats in recent months.

Alok Pratap Singh said his brother, who had been missing since the night of September 18, had faced pressure to delete stories exposing poor conditions at the district hospital.

He also pointed out that the CCTV footage cited by police was nearly 800 meters away from the location where Rajiv's body was found. "In February, some men came to our house in an inebriated state and threatened Rajiv. He often received calls pressuring him to delete stories, but he never backed down," Alok added.

Rajiv's body was recovered from the Joshiada B

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