Ludhiana, April 20 -- A 45-year-old tractor-trolley driver was beaten to death allegedly by a driver and a conductor of a private bus following a collision near Khattra village in Samrala on Friday evening.

The victim has been identified as Manjit Singh, a resident of Harion village in Samrala. According to the police, Manjit was heading to Bamba village when his tractor-trolley collided with a private company's bus coming from the opposite direction near Khattra.

Villagers and family members alleged that Manjit was assaulted by the bus driver and conductor in the aftermath of the collision. He was later found dead at the scene under suspicious circumstances, they said.

The Samrala police rushed to the spot after being informed and lau...