In a shocking incident, two lawyers were attacked by over a dozen miscreants with swords, iron rods and knives on a road in full public view at Dahisar, a far-flung northern suburb of Mumbai

The incident took place when a lawyer identified Satyadev Joshi and his associate lawyer Ankit Tandon had gone to survey a land for their client at Dahisar in north Mumbai, on Sunday.

Acting on a complaint lodged by the two lawyers, the MBH Colony police have arrested four persons in connection with the

alleged assault on the two lawyers and booked seven others who have absconded after the crime.

Quoting the complaint filed by the two lawyers, the police said that a group of goons wielding swords, iron rods and knives swooped Joshi (38) and Tandon (28) and attacked them, even as they screamed for help.

The two bleeding lawyers, who have sustained sword and rod injuries on the shoulders and arms, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment Both are stated to be out of danger now.

Advocate Joshi said that he and his associate had gone to Kanderpada at Dahisar (west) to survey a property for his client Tauquir Khan, who is the owner of the plot when the goons attacked them at around 3.00 pm on Sunday.

Advocate Joshi, a resident of Goregaon, recorded his statement with the police, even as a delegation of lawyers went to the MBH Colony police station to register its protest over the attack on a member of the legal fraternity and demanding security.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishal Thakur visited the police station and listened to their grievances and assured necessary action in the matter.

Advocate Karan Mertia, who was a part of the delegation of lawyers that visited the MBH Colony, said that he and his colleagues were planning to take up the matter with the Maharashtra government.