Mohali, July 14 -- A dispute over the price of a beer bottle turned violent after two employees of a liquor vend allegedly attacked a customer with a baseball bat and a sharp-edged weapon, leaving him with serious head injuries in Kharar on Sunday.

Complainant Jaspal Singh, 28, of Kharar, who hails from Fazilka, said he reached the liquor vend to buy a beer bottle late night. As the shop was closed, he called out to the workers through an opening in the shutter.

Jaspal alleged that after the workers quoted a price for the beer, he asked them to sell it at a lower rate. The employees refused, leading to an argument. He further alleged that they hurled abuses and threatened him when he objected to their behaviour.

The complainant told po...