India, May 28 -- Two factory workers, in an inebriated state, bludgeoned a drunk man to death over Rs.1,500 near a liquor vend near Sherpur in Ludhiana late on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

The accused Sandeep Srivastava and Ishaaq Ali, both natives of Uttar Pradesh employed at factories were arrested on Wednesday.

According to police, the duo targeted the victim to arrange money for liquor. After robbing him, the duo smashed his head and face with a concrete block when he resisted and attempted to raise an alarm, they added.

Police say the victim was yet to be identified. He was sitting outside the liquor vend in an inebriated state when the accused spotted him and allegedly decided to rob him, believing he would be unable ...