The Uttarakhand Police’s special investigation team (SIT) probing the death of journalist Rajiv Pratap has said that he was under the influence of alcohol and met with a car accident on September 18 before falling into the river.

Pratap, the 36-year-old alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), ran a YouTube channel called Delhi Uttarakhand Live. He was reported missing on September 19 in Uttarkashi, and his body was found in the Joshiyara Barrage on September 28.

While his family has alleged foul play, pointing to his recent reporting on the Uttarkashi district hospital and raising concerns that he was facing threats, police have maintained that his death was the result of a car accident.

On Thursday, the SIT claimed that Pratap had been drinking and had driven in

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