MEERUT, Jan. 16 -- A 14-year-old Class 9 student was allegedly murdered in Mohammadpur Alipura village under the Deoband police station area of Saharanpur district after being lured out of his home by a phone call in the wee hours, police said on Friday.

The victim, identified as Mayank Kumar, was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by members of a family from neighbouring Meghrajpur village. His body was later dumped on a railway track in an attempt to portray the killing as a suicide, officials said.

Based on a complaint filed by the boy's family, an FIR has been registered against five people, including a couple, their son and others. Two accused have been taken into custody and are being questioned, they added.

In his complaint, ...