India, Feb. 28 -- A 55-year-old man was beaten to death at Bajghera in Gurugram after he refused to lend Rs.1,000 to one of his employees, police officers said on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Amruddin Ali, who operated a plastic scrap and recycling business. Shariful Sheikh, 24, the accused, has been arrested, police said.

Police said the incident took place at about 7.30pm on Monday when Ali and his son Rahmat, 24, were in their warehouse.

Rahmat in his police complaint said Sheikh asked his father for Rs.1,000.

"My father could not immediately lend him the money as he didn't have cash and asked him to wait sometimes for arranging it," he said. "However, Sheikh kept putting pressure on him. I left the spot, but then Sheik...