Homeguard beaten to death

A homeguard was allegedly beaten to death by locals following an argument at Kosla in Nawada district of Bihar today.

The victim, identified as Pramod Kumar Singh (40), had an altercation with a group of people after which he was lynched by them, a police official said.

An FIR has been lodged by the victim's family against four persons of the village and they all were absconding, he said.