Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has directed officials to take immediate and strict action against unauthorised hawkers across Mumbai, following an attack on a civic team during an eviction drive in the Kandivali area, reported the PTI.

According to the civic body, officials from the R (South) ward were attacked by a mob while conducting an anti-encroachment operation against unauthorised hawkers. During the incident, civic vehicles and machinery were also damaged.