Ghaziabad, Oct. 7 -- A 40-year-old man was allegedly bludgeoned to death by a wine shop staffer following an altercation over a missing phone outside the shop near Raj Nagar Extension early Monday morning, police said.

The victim, identified as Chandra Pal, a resident of nearby Sihani, was allegedly attacked by Rama Shanker, 35, a salesman at the same wine shop, between 3:30am and 4am, officials said. Police arrested the suspect on Monday afternoon.

According to Upasana Pandey, assistant commissioner of police (Nandgram circle), Shanker suspected that Pal had stolen his mobile phone, which he had lost late Sunday night. "The staff thought that the victim had taken away his mobile, and he entered into a fight with him. During the inciden...