India, Nov. 2 -- A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 39-year-old mechanic to death following an altercation over "car repair" outside a liquor store in Ghaziabad's Vijay Nagar late Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The deceased, Ravindra Singh, worked at a car showroom in Noida. Singh had gone to the liquor shop with his friend Sunny Robin, 35, around 8.30pm on Friday. The suspect was identified as Pawan Singh Thakur, 26, a resident of Krishna Nagar near Crossings Republik. He worked as a driver with a family in Indirapuram.

It was revealed that a heated argument broke out between Singh and Thakur while they were drinking outside the liquor store.

Shashi Chaudhary, SHO of Vijay Nagar police station, said: "The ...