Jaipur, July 9 -- In a case that has shaken Rajasthan and triggered nationwide outrage, police have alleged that a 23-year-old woman conspired with her own relatives to kill her mother in Jaipur, for family property and to secure a government job on compassionate grounds. What was initially dressed up as a tragic road accident has now been exposed as a meticulously planned contract killing, according to investigators.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Ranjita Sharma said the victim, 45-year-old Neeraj Sharma, a resident of Ravindra Nagar in Pratap Nagar, died on July 3 after being hit by a speeding Scorpio SUV. The incident occurred at around 4:45 pm as Neeraj was returning home after dropping her differently-abled son at his coaching...