Three victims of Seven Kings, Ilford stabbing on Sunday night were identified as Harinder Kumar, Narinder Singh and Baljit Singh. Pendu Pali, who is well known in the Ilford community, said a group of around 10 men spent Sunday afternoon drinking in the Delhi O Delhi restaurant, which is located opposite to where the attack took place. He said: 'The argument was all over money for unpaid work. That happens a lot around here because we have a lot of immigrants from India who work as builders.'

LONDON – Three Indian men were left dead after a mass street brawl between a group of Indo-British and Indian men led to a horrific bloodbath.

Harinder Kumar, far left, Narinder Singh, left, and a third man, named by friends as Baljit Singh, were found slumped at the bottom of a pedestrian walkway in Elmstead Road near Seven Kings station, Ilford, just before 7.40pm yesterday.

The victims are believed to have been aged 22, 26 and 34. One man was stabbed in the neck, shoulder and the chest, while another had been smashed in the head with a hammer.

A victim was heard shouting, “They killed me, help me” after two groups of men clashed in the street.

Two men, aged 29 and 39, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.

Pendu Pali, who is well known in the Ilford community, said a group of around 10 men spent Sunday afternoon drinking in the Delhi O Delhi restaurant, which is located opposite to where the attack took place.

He said: 'The argument was all over money for unpaid work. That happens a lot around here because we have a lot of immigrants from India who work as builders.'

'They started arguing inside the restaurant and were very drunk. They had been drinking whisky for several hours. The row was all over some of the group being angry at the others over the fact that they had not been paid for a job.

'The argument then continued as they came out of the restaurant. You could hear lots of screaming and shouting and then all hell broke loose with one of the men pulling out a knife and attacking the others.'

The attack took place outside Pendu Palli's double glazing business. He revealed that he had seen the men drinking earlier in the afternoon in the restaurant and heard them rowing.

One of the victims was named by his brother as 26-year-old Narinder Singh, a construction worker who lived in nearby Gants Hill.

Jaspal Singh described rushing to the scene in Salisbury Road to find his brother and the two other men collapsed on the ground.

He said: “I got a call saying my brother had been stabbed. I went there and just saw him laying there. There was blood everywhere.

“I shouted, ‘Wake up, wake up’ but it was no good. I had lost him. He was a great brother and a popular guy with no enemies. I am devastated.”

Singh said another of the victims was one of his best friends, Harinder Kumar. He said: “I have lost not only my brother but a best friend I lived with. I don’t know how this could have happened. We were so close, my heart is broken.”

A friend said that the clash that led to the deaths was linked to an incident on Saturday. Guri Singh said: “Something happened, some problem the day before in Crystal Palace.”

He added: “I can honestly say the three were like brothers to me. I can’t eat or sleep. These were guys who were always there for their friends. I am devastated.”

Det Chief Supt Stephen Clayman, Commander of the Met’s East Area, said the victims were from the Sikh community and his team were still trying to inform family members.

He added: “I’ve tried to solve a double homicide before but a triple is unusual. We believe the two groups were known to each other. There is always a reason and we need to find out what that is. It was a horrific scene to come across for everybody. My deepest sympathies with the families for what they are going to be hearing in the next coming hours.”

He said: “My cousin spotted them first. One man was dead just by a car by the footpath. There were two other men badly injured shivering on the ground. All the blood was in the street.

“One man had been stabbed in the neck, shoulder and the chest, and another had been smashed in the head with a hammer.”

Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge council, said: “An incident like this is unheard of within the Sikh community here in Redbridge. We’ve got to look at the causes of why this happened.”