Archive · 27 May 2025
Teenager Kills Father Over Social Media and Gaming Addiction
A teenager named Suraj in India killed his father because his father was always yelling at him for spending too much time on social media and playing video games.
The dad was also unemployed and liked to drink.
Suraj got angry and shot his father with a gun he bought illegally.
He tried to make it look like someone else did it, but the police found out the truth and arrested him.
The police found the gun in a sugarcane field where he hid it.
A 19-year-old was arrested for killing his father in Haridwar.
The incident occurred in Hast Mauli village.
The motive was the son's addiction to social media and online gaming, and constant scolding.
The son used a country-made pistol to shoot his father.
Suraj initially tried to mislead the police by claiming unknown assailants were responsible.
- Who
- Suraj, a 19-year-old
- What
- Suraj shot and killed his father, Malakhraj Singh.
- When
- Late Saturday night; arrest on Monday
- Where
- Hast Mauli village, Haridwar
- Why
- Suraj was frustrated by his father's reprimands for his social media and gaming habits, and after an argument, decided to kill him.
- Location
- Haridwar, India
- Perpetrator Age
- 19 years old
- Motive
- Excessive social media and gaming
- Weapon
- Country-made pistol