LUCKNOW: A shocking incident unfolded in Jasratpur, Uttar Pradesh, where a woman, Alka Devi (42), was murdered in a twisted turn of events after she hired a hitman to kill her own daughter. The hired killer, Subhash Singh (38), later discovered that his target was, in fact, his girlfriend and ended up killing Alka Devi instead.

The crime took place on October 6. Alka Devi had paid Rs 50,000 to Subhash Singh, unaware that he was her daughter’s boyfriend, to carry out the hit. On October 5, Alka had traveled to Etah concerning a legal matter and did not return home that evening. Her husband, Ramakant, tried to contact her multiple times but received no response. After searching for her in various places, Alka’s body was found the next day under mysterious circumstances.

Initially, Ramakant filed a police complaint suspecting two local youths, Akhilesh and Ankit, of involvement, as they had allegedly abducted the couple’s daughter in the past. However, police investigations revealed a far more complex motive behind the murder.

Alka Devi had recently moved her daughter to her maternal home in Farrukhabad to avoid the embarrassment surrounding her daughter’s past abduction. While staying there, the daughter grew close to Subhash Singh, a man who had just been released from a ten-year prison sentence.

On September 27, after discovering her daughter’s late-night phone conversations, Alka Devi decided to hire Subhash to kill her daughter. However, when Subhash was given the photograph and details of the intended target, he realized the woman he had been hired to kill was his own girlfriend. Instead of going through with the plan, he informed the girl about her mother’s intentions. The daughter then convinced Subhash to murder her mother instead, promising to marry him if he did so.

Subhash followed through and Alka Devi was found dead the next day. Both Subhash and the daughter have since been arrested and police shared the details of the crime with the media.