India, May 21 -- A 28-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his younger brother for allegedly quarrelling with and verbally abusing their mother in Ghaziabad's Niwari area, late Monday night, police said on Tuesday, adding the suspect has been arrested.

Police identified the deceased as Vikrant (single name), a resident of Niwari.

"On Monday around 10pm, when Vikrant, a habitual offender, was demanding money from his mother Poonam Devi for alcohol, after he came from outside. When she denied, a dispute took place and Vikrant verbally abused her," said assistant commissioner of police (Modi Nagar) Gyan Prakash Rai.

"While Vikrant's younger brother Nishant, 26, tried to pacify the quarrel, the issue escalated, and he pulled a gun being...