Indore, June 16 -- A 71-year-old temple trustee was allegedly beaten to death with a stick following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday morning, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Kailash Modi, trustee and president of the Barah Mattha Temple located near Gurunanak Colony under the Annapurna police station limits. The accused, identified as Mukesh Sharma, has been detained and is being questioned, police said.

According to police, the incident occurred around 6 am near the gate of a Gurudwara in Gurunanak Colony.

Annapurna police station in-charge Gopal Yadav told ANI that the accused was allegedly addicted to alcohol and had a long-standing dispute with the deceased over his conduct.

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