Palanadu, July 15 -- A teenager was allegedly murdered by his father in Andhra Pradesh's Palanadu district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light after the teen's mother filed a missing complaint.

According to officials, the accused, identified as Venkateswarlu Naik, a resident of Errabalem village, killed his son, Bhukya Mangya Naik (19), from his first marriage and buried the body near a canal around ten days ago.

Police recovered the body and arrested Venkateswarlu. The body has been sent for postmortem examination.

"The accused, Venkateswarlu, killed his first wife Koteswari's son, Mangya Naik (aged 19), and buried the body in an agricultural field. The postmortem is being conducted under the supervision of the MRO. V...