A man working at crusher factory in Panauti of Kavrepalanchok district was apparantly killed by his friends following a dispute over gambling on Saturday night. Police said Som Bahadur Ghalaan, 23, of Gokule-4, working at Dhaneshwor Pebbles Factory, was killed by his friends after dispute arouse while they were playing cards. Inspector Anil Ghimire at Area Police Office, Banepa, said Ghalaan and his friends had gathered on Saturday night and sat to play cards after consuming alcohol. Following a dispute, Ghalaan was struck by a rod by his friends, police said. He was first taken to Seer Memorial Hospital, which referred him to Madhyapur Thimi Hospital. Police said he died during course of treatment. Ghalaan's family members and relatives, however, said he was murdered in the factory and accused the factory owners of trying to conceal the body. They have been staging a sit-in on the premises of factory. Police has arrested four persons, all working in the same factory, suspecting their involvement in the incident. पनौतीस्थित धनेश्वर रोडा उद्योगमा कार्यरत मजदुरको शनिबार राति साथीले हत्या गरेका छन् । मादकपदार्थ सेवन गरेका साथीहरूले रड प्रहार गरेपछि गोकुले ४ का अन्दाजी २३ वर्षीय सोमबहादुर घलानको उपचार क्रममा मृत्यु भएको हो । घटनामा संलग्न भएको शंकामा सोही उद्योगमा कार्यरत दाङका सुमन चौधारी, सन्तोष चौधरी, वीरबहादुर चौधरी र ठाकुर चौधरीलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ । ‘मदिरा सेवन गरी तास खेलिरहेको अवस्थामा आपसमा झगडा हुँदा मुत्यु भएको प्रारम्भिक अनुसन्धानबाट खुलेको छ,’ इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय बनेपाका प्रहरी निरीक्षक अनिल घिमिरेले जानकारी दिए । उनको उपचारको क्रममा मृत्यु भएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । पीडितका आफन्तले भने उद्योग परिसरमै हत्या गरेर शव लुकाउन खोजिएको आरोप लगाएका छन् ।