A 24-year-old man beat up a teenage boy to death under the influence of bhang on Monday, the occasion of Holi, owing to a misunderstanding. The accused, identified as Vinod Kumar Paswan, was arrested by the Waliv police station in Vasai.

According to the police, Paswan is a worker in a small-scale industry in the Naik Pada area of Vasai. After celebrating Holi on Monday, he had consumed bhang. Post 1 pm, he went to his factory and slept there, as he was in an inebriated state.