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Gr Noida: Father murders 13-year-old son to frame brothers over disputed plot, police say
A 13-year-old boy was killed by his father who allegedly strangled him in his car and dumped the body in waterlogged fields to implicate his brothers in a property dispute. Police traced the incident from a missing-person complaint and CCTV evidence; the accused was arrested and later remanded to judicial custody after a court appearance.
Why It Matters
The case highlights how family disputes can escalate to lethal violence and the role of police investigative tools, such as CCTV, in quickly establishing links between events and suspects.
Timeline
6 Events
Court remands suspect to judicial custody
May 8, 2026
The suspect was produced before a court on Friday and remanded to judicial custody.
Murder case registered at Kasna police station
May 7, 2026
Police said a case of murder was registered at Kasna police station after the body was found and identified as the accused’s son.
Father flees and later attempts self-harm
May 7, 2026
Later in the evening, the father fled. Family members located him in Greater Noida, where he allegedly tried to injure his neck with a blade. He was rescued and admitted to a government hospital.
Body found in fields identified as the son
May 7, 2026
Around 7pm on Thursday, a boy’s body was found in waterlogged fields in Sirsa village and identified as the accused’s son.
CCTV review links boy to father; mislead claim raised
May 7, 2026
On Thursday morning, CCTV footage showed the boy was last seen leaving home in a car with his father. During questioning, the father allegedly claimed the boy had gone to a friend’s house in Gulistanpur in an apparent attempt to mislead police.
Missing-person complaint filed after boy goes missing
May 7, 2026
Around 12:30am on Thursday, the accused, along with his brother, approached police to file a missing person complaint stating that the accused’s 13-year-old son had gone missing. The complaint includes a note that the boy had left home at around 9:20pm on Wednesday and did not return.