A local man was found beaten to death at First Avenue Bandar Utama, here early this morning.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Azmi Abu Kassim said in the 2am incident, Tan Bon Hock, 46, together with three friends were involved in a rift earlier with three suspects near the toilet at an entertainment centre, here.

"Based on the victim's friends who witnessed the incident, one of the suspects called up the victim and eventually started to beat, kick and punch the victim," he said when contacted here, today.

The victim's body had been sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for a post-mortem.

"Investigation is being carried out under section 302 of the Penal Code," he said.