BANEPA: A man has been arrested on the charge of beating his neighbour to death.

The accused, of Panchkhal Municipality-9, Kavrepalanchok, was arrested on the charge of murdering Purna Bahadur Bisankhe (37) of the same locality.

Bisankhe and the accused had reportedly been involved in a physical brawl on October 21 and Bisankhe's relatives filed a complaint alleging that he died due to the same reason, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police at Kavre District Police Office, Dipak Giri.

The victim was found in an unconscious state at Sallaghari of Bhaktapur on Thursday by police and taken to Bhaktapur Hospital from where he was referred to Bir Hospital in Kathmandu. The hospital recommended that he required surgery after conducting a CT Scan. However, his relatives brought him home, where he died yesterday morning.

The accused was taken under custody for investigation after a kin of Bisankhe filed a First Information Report (FIR) charging the accused, with certainty, of the murder, DSP Giri said.