Overview

• Police identified the accused as Uday, 19, and the victim as Gautam, 40–43, residents of Sarfabad in Noida’s Sector 73.
• Officers found Gautam dead on his bed with severe head and facial injuries and recovered a blood‑stained brick from the home.
• Uday was discovered sleeping in an adjacent room and was taken into custody on Sunday morning after relatives alerted police around 7 a.m.
• An FIR was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 103 for murder, with a forensic inspection and inquest completed and the body sent for post‑mortem.
• Police say both were intoxicated and frequently fought, with tensions reportedly tied to a shop sale, an advance payment, and demands to transfer ownership.