Meerut, June 3 -- A man allegedly killed his 25-year-old son on Monday over a disagreement concerning 1,080,000 square feet of land in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, was arrested on Tuesday, police said.

The victim, Tushar Tyagi, was found shot dead inside his SUV near Panchi village on the Meerut-Bulandshahr highway late Monday night. Police arrested his father, Sundar Tyagi, a history-sheeter, along with his associate Amit, a resident of Dehradun on Tuesday.

According to investigators, the murder stemmed from a long-running disagreement over family land. Tushar wanted to sell the agricultural land and invest the proceeds in a business venture, while his father strongly opposed the move.

Police said the dispute ultimately led Sundar ...