India, Feb. 28 -- A 56-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly smashing a daily labourer to death by a sharp weapon after a dispute in Ecotech 3 on Thursday night.

According to police, the victim Manoj Kumar, 35, was originally from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh and resided with his brother and father in Tulsiana. He worked as a daily wager.

On Thursday, the accused Jagveer Bhati and victim Kumar were at a religious event in Tusiana village in Greater Noida and an argument broke out.

"At around 7.30pm on Thursday, Kumar and Bhati had joined the religious feast hosted by a villager. A fight ensued between them over some issue and Bhati pushed him. Kumar also hurled abuses and left from the venue," Arvind Kumar, station house officer...