2 killed by men who mistook them as robbers

Four men were arrested for allegedly killing two people and injuring another after wrongly identifying them as robbers in the Ranhola area of outer Delhi, police said on Saturday..

The suspects were robbed on March 15, prompting their actions several days later.P)..

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Jimmy Chiram said the dead were Mukesh Singh, 33, and Rajesh Kumar Yadav, 25, both residents of Kakrola..

Mistaking them for the earlier robbers, the group attacked the two men with knives and sticks, killing Singh and Yadav and injuring a third person named Sonu, who survived..

Both accused and victims have not been found to have any criminal background so far, Chiram said, adding the robbery and attack locations were in the same area, leading to the misidentification..

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