India, April 16 -- A 30-year-old manager of a tavern was bludgeoned to death in Faridabad's Sector 3 on Wednesday for allegedly refusing to serve alcohol after closing hours, police said.

Police identified the deceased as Adesh Yadav, originally from Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. He was working as the manager for the last one year.

According to police, the incident tool place between 12.30am and 1am when three suspects had reached the establishment. They asked the security guard to open the gates as they wanted to consume alcohol inside with their guests. The establishment had closed almost an hour ago, they said.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said that the trio were guests at a wedding which was going on in ...