India, Oct. 4 -- Two men were beaten to death and three others injured after a mob attacked a group of people suspected of cattle theft in the Matigara-Bagdogra area of West Bengal's Darjeeling district in the early hours of Saturday, October 3, police said.

The deceased were identified as Md Sahid Akhtar, a resident of Sonapur in Chopra, North Dinajpur, and Shad Mohammad, a resident of Haryana. Additional Commissioner of Police Anirban Majumdar said one person died on the spot, while the other succumbed to his injuries. Two other injured men were identified as Akram Khan and Arif Khan.

According to police, a group of five to six people entered the Tarabari area in Matigara in a pickup van and attempted to load several cows onto the veh...