A man allegedly killed his friend over a trivial dispute in Dabki Road area in Akola city in Maharashtra in the small hours of Thursday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Rajesh Sudhakar Pimple (53).
He had a quarrel with Navnath Bandu Karande (35), the accused, over some petty issue around midnight, police said.
Karande, in a fit of rage, allegedly hit Rajesh on head with a hardened lump of cement, killing him on the spot.
He was arrested under IPC section 302 (murder) and further probe was on, a police official said.