LUCKNOW, Oct. 6 -- A group of villagers attacked three pedestrians on suspicion of their being drone thieves in a Rae Bareli village early on Saturday, senior police officials said on Sunday. Ten individuals have been arrested in connection with the assault. The latest incident comes five days after a 38-year-old mentally unstable man from Fatehpur district was lynched by a group on suspicion of being a drone thief at Dadedpur Majra Ishwardaspur village under Rae Bareli's Unchahar police station on Wednesday midnight. Hari Om was attacked and left abandoned in an injured state when he lost his way to his in-laws' place. Similarly, a mob under Rae Bareli's Salon police station brutally beat three persons, suspecting them for thieves, when they were returning home after watching a cultural programme early on Saturday. "The incident occurred at Jaudaha village of Salon when Surjeet, Umesh and Mukesh from Pratapgarh's Jewai area were walking back to their homes," confirmed circle officer of Salon, Yadvendra Bahadur Pal in a video version shared by Rae Bareli police on X. The CO said the villagers, suspecting them to be thieves, chased and caught them, tied them to a pole with ropes and beat them. The police rescued the injured men who were then taken to a community health centre and later referred to the district hospital due to serious head injuries. CHC superintendent Amit Singh confirmed that the injured were brought to the health centre late at night. The CO said the police first arrested six individuals , including Mukesh Saroj, Dheeraj Kumar, Babloo, Vinod Kumar, and Sher Bahadur, for their alleged involvement in the beating. He said four more accused Shiva, Dharmendra, Arjun and Ritesh, whose name surfaced during interrogation, were also arrested on Sunday. He said the police have registered an FIR against 15 unidentified people for unlawful assembly, attacking and voluntarily causing hurt to the three people by tying them to poles....