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A mother’s desperation: Why a UP woman pawned jewellery to contract her son’s killing
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A mother’s desperation: Why a UP woman pawned jewellery to contract her son’s killing

The Indian Express·Manish Sahu·22 days ago
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Investigations reveal the family allegedly hired a gangster for Rs 5 lakh, with the mother pawning her jewellery to pay the advance (Image generated using AI). Driven to the brink by prolonged harassment, abuse and violence, a 48-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha allegedly pawned her jewellery to raise token money allegedly paid to a local gangster hired to kill her own son. The police said the gangster, Jogendra alias Jolly, had been arranged by the victim’s younger brother, Sankit Singh, 29. On Saturday, the police recovered the body of Dushyant Singh , 35, from dense undergrowth near a dry canal in Shyampur village, bringing to light a deeply troubled family tragedy. The police said Dushyant had a criminal history and that his family had allegedly been pushed to the brink by years of repeated harassment, violence and abuse, as he was accused of frequently assaulting family and subjecting them to intimidation over minor matters.…

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