Noida: A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly killing his father with a brick following a property dispute and slept next to the body throughout the night, police said on Monday.

According to the police, the incident took place in Sarfabad village on Saturday night when the victim, identified as Gautam (43), was sleeping on a cot in his room. His son, Uday, allegedly smashed his head repeatedly with a brick, leading to his death.

“The accused admitted that after the assault, he slept in the same room next to his father’s body through the night,” a police officer said.

Police said that, besides the property dispute, Uday has confessed that his father’s refusal to give him money for liquor and daily expenses also drove him to murder his father.

The matter came to light after the victim’s brother filed a complaint on Sunday, alleging that Gautam had been murdered by his son. Uday was subsequently arrested, and a case has been lodged under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Sector 113 Police Station, officials said.

Police said they have recovered the brick used in the crime and the clothes worn by the accused at the time of the incident.

A land dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district turned fatal when a man, under the influence of alcohol, allegedly hacked his 25-year-old son to death with an axe, police said on Monday.

The incident took place late Sunday night in Ahivipur village. The accused, identified as Lalji alias Bahraich Yadav, entered into a heated argument with his elder son Vinod Kumar Yadav over the sale of land.