UP shocker: Mother hires hitman to kill teen daughter but ends up dead
Agra: In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, a 35-year-old woman hired a hitman for ₹50,000 to kill her teenage daughter but ended up being murdered herself. The body of the woman, identified as Alka, was discovered in a field near the Jasrathpur police station in Etah district on October 6.
According to reports, Alka was reportedly "fed up with the teen's behaviour" and engaged a 38-year-old man, Subhash Singh, for the job, unaware that he was actually her daughter’s lover. The Times of India reported that Alka's daughter had eloped with a young man from their area a few months prior, after which Alka sent her to her maternal home in Farrukhabad.
While staying there, the daughter developed a relationship with Subhash, communicating with him for long hours over the phone. Concerned about the calls, her uncle urged Alka to bring her daughter back home. This situation aggravated Alka, leading her to make the fateful decision to have her daughter killed.
On September 27, Alka contacted Subhash and allegedly offered him ₹50,000 to carry out the murder. In a twist of fate, Subhash informed Alka's daughter of the plan. In exchange for killing her mother, the teenager promised to marry him.
During police interrogations, both Subhash and Alka's daughter confessed to their roles in the crime. They were arrested on Wednesday night, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
