India, Feb. 20 -- The Faridabad police have apprehended a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly locked his father, 55, in a room and set it on fire, officers said, adding that by the time fire officials doused the flames, the man had already died.

Police said the incident occurred at around 1.30am on Tuesday in the Naveen Nagar area of Faridabad. The juvenile was later traced and taken into police custody.

Investigators are probing whether the man died of burn injuries, or whether he died of asphyxiation.

Giving details, police said that the deceased, a street vendor, was a widower who lived with his son in a rented, first-floor flat in the Naveen Nagar area. Officers who spoke to their neighbours said the father would often scold the boy...