A 62-year-old bus driver was bludgeoned to death by a man in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, following which locals set the house of the accused on fire, police said.
The incident took place on Tuesday in Debai area of the district.
The deceased has been identified as Dabloo and the accused as Anees, Circle Officer (CO) Jitendra Singh said.
Dabloo was repeatedly hit with a brick. He died at a hospital in Aligarh, the officer said.
The assailant has been arrested, the CO said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area to thwart any untoward incident, he said.
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