India, June 8 -- A 23-year-old bus cleaner was allegedly beaten to death by a group of 15 bus drivers and cleaners who suspected him of stealing mobile phones, despite having no evidence against him. Two men accused of inflicting the fatal injuries were arrested from a Gorakhpur-bound train near Kasara on Friday evening while allegedly trying to flee the city.

The victim, Deepak Jaiswar, a resident of Pokhran Road No. 2, had been cleaning private buses parked in the area for several years. The arrested accused have been identified as Ajay Giri, 28, and Shiva Goswami, 25.

Pravin Mane, senior police inspector at Vartak Nagar Police Station said, "Initially, we detained all the 15 persons in the case including the main accused. However, du...