COIMBATORE: A 40-year-old construction worker was beaten to death by another worker at a house construction site in Velandipalayam on the outskirts of Coimbatore on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as K Ravindran, 40, of Kovilmedu in Coimbatore. The suspect, A Mani, 50, of Omalur in Salem district, works and stays at the construction site with his wife. According to police sources, Mani brought Ravindran from the Kovilmedu junction on Friday morning to work at the site. When Ravindran completed work in the afternoon, Mani paid him Rs 750 as his daily wage.Around 8pm, Mani went to a nearby Tasmac outlet to consume alcohol. When he returned to the construction site around 8.30pm, he allegedly found Ravindran lying with his wife. Enraged over this, Mani assaulted Ravindran before chasing him out of the premises.However, around 9pm, Ravindran returned to the site and picked a quarrel with Mani. The argument quickly escalated, during which Mani picked up a log and repeatedly struck Ravindran on his head and face. Ravindran suffered severe injuries and died on the spot.Mani dragged the body and abandoned it on the side of Thadagam Road, right in front of a building materials shop.A passerby who saw the body informed the Saibaba Colony police. Police rushed to the spot and sent the body to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for postmortem.Police registered a case and arrested Mani. He was remanded in judicial custody.