India, Nov. 3 -- A 68-year-old businessman who led a prominent Indian 'beedi' brand was allegedly shot dead by his son, believed to be over 45, after which the son killed himself in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Friday night. Suresh Chand Agarwal owned a company engaged in the manufacturing of 'beedi' and lived in Mathura with two of his younger sons, Naresh and Mahesh Agarwal.

The incident took place at the businessman's house in Mathura's Vrindavan town, where one of the sons, Naresh, reportedly had an argument with his father. Naresh allegedly lost his temper and fired at his father, hitting him near his shoulder, HT reported earlier.

As his father fell to the ground, Naresh panicked and shot himself dead using his gun. Family members h...