India, Sept. 15 -- Four men were booked for allegedly manhandling Noida authority officials during Friday morning anti-encroachment drive in Noida's Sorkha Jahidabad, police said on Sunday, adding that they were yet to make any arrest as yet.

Vineet Sharma, assistant manager of Work Circle 6 in Noida authority, in his complaint has alleged that a group of farmers manhandled him and the policemen accompanying him during the drive on Friday afternoon, said officers.

He alleged that when a team reached to remove encroachments in Khasra 819 and 834, an angry mob hurled stones and verbally abused them.

"On Sharma's complaint, Sections 132 (assault or criminal force), 352 (intentional insult), and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the BNS were ...