A 16-year-old boy allegedly killed his 50-year-old father in Noida’s Phase 3 before dying by suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train at Sector 52 station, police said on Friday.
The family, originally from Jharkhand, had been living in Noida’s Sector 121 for around seven years. About three months ago, they shifted to a rented house in Ajnara Colony near Tikona Park in Phase 3. A team then went to the family’s rented house in Phase 3 which they found bolted from outside, police said.
Police are also investigating claims that the teenager was intellectually challenged and that his father kept him confined at home. Investigators used the keys recovered from the teenager to open the door.
Investigators aware of the case details, who asked not to be identified, said neighbours and other local residents told them that the father frequently restricted the boy’s movement and did not allow him to go outside. Police then contacted the teenager’s uncle in Noida, who told them that his brother was also unreachable. During the investigation, neighbours and other residents told police that the father allegedly kept his son confined whenever he went to work. They said the teenager was not allowed to go outside or interact with others and had not been enrolled in school. “It was believed that the man restricted his movement fearing any crime could be committed by his son as he was intellectually challenged,” said the officer cited above.
