New Delhi: Frustrated by her daughter’s romantic relationship, 42-year-old Alka Devi enlisted a hitman to kill her daughter; however, the hitman ended up murdering Alka instead. In a surprising twist, the hitman, Subhash, was actually the daughter’s lover, and he killed Alka in return for a marriage proposal. The incident was uncovered on October 6 when Alka’s body was discovered in a millet field near the Jasrathpur police station in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh.
This case of contract killing is more complex than it initially seems, with more players expected to emerge as the story progresses.
On October 5, Alka Devi went to Etah for a court case. When she failed to return by late evening, her husband Ramakant tried calling her but found her phone turned off. After searching for her in vain, he received a call from the police on Sunday evening asking him to identify a deceased individual.
Upon identifying the body, Alka’s remains were sent for an autopsy, and Ramakant reported the case against two men, Akhilesh and Aniket, from their village at the Jasrathpur police station. They were also reportedly involved in luring and kidnapping Alka’s daughter. Akhilesh was arrested by the Naya Gaon police, and the minor girl was safely rescued and returned to her family.
Distressed by the situation, Alka sent her daughter to stay with relatives in Sikandarpur Khas village in Farrukhabad district. There, the girl began a relationship with 38-year-old Subhash, a man with a prior ten-year prison sentence. Subhash provided her with a cellphone for communication.
Alka, unhappy with her daughter’s romance, decided to have her killed and offered Subhash ₹ 50,000 for the job, unaware that he was the same man her daughter loved. Subhash revealed the plan to the girl, who then proposed that he kill her mother instead. They devised a scheme and staged photos to mislead Alka. When Alka failed to pay the promised amount, Subhash invited her to Agra and traveled with her and her daughter to Etah.
They attended the Ramleela fair before stopping near Aliganj, where Alka was taken to Nagla Chandan and subsequently strangled, according to police reports. Both the daughter and her lover have been apprehended.
