A 25-year-old man was bludgeoned to death in north-west Delhi’s Narela by a man to whom he had lent ₹100, the police said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Aman, has been arrested, DCP (Outer North) Nidhin Valsan said. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that the altercation between him and the deceased had stemmed from his refusal to repay the borrowed amount, the officer said.

The matter came to light when the police received a PCR call on February 15. regarding the incident. An FIR was registered and an investigation was initiated.

The deceased’s body was found behind a rice mill in Vishal Bagh. Initially, the police could not identify the body, but after a door-to-door drive, the police identified the victim as Bunty. .

Police scanned over 140 CCTV cameras and traced the movement of the accused. Despite the accused trying to avoid detection by not using a mobile phone, he was nabbed.