A local Shiv Sena leader was seriously injured after being attacked by a man, who was subsequently caught by bystanders and thrashed in Thane city on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident, suspected to be triggered by an old enmity between the two, took place in the Rabodi area, they said.

The victim, Amit Jaiswal, 35, the vibhag pramukh (division head) of the Sena for the Srirang-Vrindavan unit in the city, was attacked with a sharp weapon by the man, the police said.