Days after his body was found at Joshiyara barrage in Uttarkashi , a postmortem report has shown that journalist Rajiv Pratap died from internal injuries in the abdomen and chest. Uttarakhand’s police chief said Tuesday that a team has been formed to further investigate the matter.

While the journalist’s family has raised suspicions of foul play, saying he had been worried about the implications of reports that he had published on his YouTube channel Delhi Uttarakhand Live, police have said his death was likely the result of a car accident.

“Some internal injuries were found in the chest/abdominal region, which could have been sustained during the accident, and the cause of death was declared as possible due to the accident,” said Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Sarita Dobhal.

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