A demolition squad of the Thane Municipal Corporation was attacked by a mob while clearing encroachments in Ovla area here, police said Friday.
A case was registered against the members of the mob at Kasarwadavali police station and two men have been arrested so far, they said.
The plot of land which has been encroached upon is reserved for a police station and a post office.
When the TMC's demolition squad started its work Thursday noon, irate residents surrounded and manhandled them, police said.
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