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A 32-year-old man in Greater Noida was beaten to death by his colleague with an iron rod after an argument over who would pay for the liquor they had consumed, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place around 11 pm on Monday in Jewar town, where both the men worked at the same confectionery store.

According to police, the accused, Banarasi Saini (44), was pressuring the victim Dheerendra Jatav (32), to bear the liquor expense and threatened to have him removed from work if he did not do so.

"They fought over who would pay for the liquor. Banarasi Saini (44) had been working at the confectionery store prior to Dheerendra Jatav (32) joining it. Saini was pressuring Jatav into bearing the liquor expense and threatened to have it removed from work if he did not do it," a local police official said as quoted by PTI.

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Jatav, who hailed from Auraiya district, died during treatment at a nearby hospital while police lodged an FIR at Jewar police station after a complaint from Jatav’s family. He was staying alone in Jewar as his wife and two children stayed in Auraiya. Saini is unmarried and stayed alone here, the police said.