Meerut, Nov. 20 -- A 16-year-old Class 11 boy allegedly shot his father dead after carefully crafting a plot and enlisting two school friends to lure the victim with a 'staged suicide' call, case investigators said Wednesday.

The victim, farmer Tasveer Singh, was shot on September 20, 2025, at the family's farmland near Makan Chowk village, which falls under the Garhmukteshwar police station's jurisdiction. He was rushed to a hospital in Meerut but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

According to the police, the minor persuaded two classmates, both Class 11 students, to participate in a staged phone call. Using a mobile phone, the two friends urgently phoned Tasveer Singh, claiming his son was attempting to take his own life at ...