Mumbai, Feb 17 (PTI) A 23-year-old man was killed after he allegedly pushed a man while coming out of a liquor shop in the eastern suburb of Kurla here, police said on Thursday.

Also Read | Kolkata Shocker: Threatened by Lover, 28-Year-Old Man Jumps to Death From Five-Storey Building.

The incident took place at S G Barve Road late on Wednesday night, an official said.

The victim Rajesh Bhalotiya was coming out of a liquor shop when he pushed the accused Rajesh Waghmare, he said.

Also Read | SII CEO Adar Poonawalla Urges Novak Djokovic to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19.

Enraged about being pushed, Waghmare banged the victim's head on the road, the official said, adding that the shop owner immediately alerted the police.

Bhalotiya were rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead, while the accused was later nabbed from the locality, he said.

A case under section 302 (murder) of the IPC has been registered against the accused, he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)