GAYA JI, Feb. 9 -- A middle-aged mason was allegedly beaten to death for objecting to a group of youths who were playing video games and shouting in Gaya Ji district on Sunday night, police said.

The incident took place in a lane at Gauri locality under the jurisdiction of Vishnupad police station.

The deceased was identified as Arjun Manjhi (56). Police said he had returned home after work and was sleeping when half a dozen youths, sitting on a platform outside his house, began playing video games, consuming liquor and hurling abuses around 10 pm.

When Manjhi reprimanded them, a heated argument broke out and the situation escalated. The youths allegedly assaulted him, threw him into a drain after he fell unconscious, and also attacked...