NOIDA: A 19-year-old allegedly bludgeoned his father to death with a brick and went to sleep in the next room at the family's house in Safrabad area of the city on Sunday.
Police said the youngster, Uday, and his father Gautam (40) – both daily wage workers – were inebriated at the time of the incident.
According to cops, Uday was pressuring Gautam to transfer the ownership of a shop to his name, but the father refused, leading to the fatal altercation.
The incident was reported around 7am, when Gautam's brother Deepak alerted Sector 113 police station. Officers found Gautam's body on his bed with grievous head and facial injuries. A blood-stained brick was recovered from the house.
"Initial investigation revealed frequent fights between the father and son over property matters. Both consumed liquor daily, which escalated their disputes. Due to this routine, relatives didn't pay much attention to their arguments," a senior police officer said.
ACP-3 Twinkle Jain said the dispute involved money from a shop Gautam owned and intended to sell. "Gautam had received an advance payment for the shop sale. A dispute over this led to the murder," she said.
Uday, found sleeping in an adjacent room, was arrested on Sunday morning.
An FIR has been registered under BNS Section 103 (murder). Deepak told cops Uday was addicted to alcohol and other drugs.
Moreover, Uday was Gautam's son from his first marriage. In 2010, his first wife left him, taking with her their daughter. Gautam's second wife, the complainant said, died in a fire in 2016.
Avishek Kumar is a city reporter at the Times of India in Noida a...
Read MoreAvishek Kumar is a city reporter at the Times of India in Noida and Ghaziabad. He reports on crime, fire, and traffic with a particular focus on civic issues. Over the course of more than five years in journalism, he covered a broad spectrum of city beats, including courts and civics. He is committed to pursuing leads and producing hard-hitting, fact-based, field-exclusive reports.
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