A 39-year-old labourer was allegedly bludgeoned and strangled to death by his co-worker inside a steel company’s office in Girgaum, Mumbai, in the early hours of Monday. The VP Road Police have launched a manhunt for the accused, who fled the scene soon after the crime.

The victim has been identified as Ramesh Hajaji Chaudhary, a native of Bhatram village in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. The alleged assailant, 22-year-old Suraj Sanjay Mandal, worked with him at Sentek Coated Steels Pvt Ltd, located on the first floor of Building No. 13 at 7th Khetwadi Lane.