A police official on Monday said that a 23-year-old Thane labourer was arrested in Ambernath in Thane district for allegedly bludgeoning his employer to death, reported news agency PTI.

Saleem Yakub Sheikh, the Thane labourer, hammered labour contractor Abdul Rehman (52) to death on Sunday following an argument after the former's daily wages were reduced from the promised Rs 1,000 to Rs 700, Ambernath police station senior inspector Ashok Bhagat told PTI.