MADURAI: A

allegedly murdered a 22-year-old man here on Monday night for troubling him under the influence of alcohol. The murder took place near a police outpost at K Pudur around 11.30pm.

The deceased has been identified as Siva, a driver. Police sources said Siva was a regular customer in the

bar

attached to a

liquor shop at K Pudur. He used to pick up quarrels with bar cashier Dhatchinamoorthy demanding free

.

A quarrel broke out between the duo on Monday evening when Dhatchinamoorthy denied free snacks to Siva.

Siva threatened Dhatchinamoorthy with dire consequences and brought a few of his friends to threaten him. He later left the place.

Infuriated, Dhatchinamoorthy called up his friends. His friends rushed to the spot with sharp weapons. They attacked Siva when he returned to the bar to drink again. Siva, who suffered injuries, died on the spot.

The K Pudur police registered a case and were searching for the accused.