The Thane police arrested two people for assaulting and biting off the ear of a 28-year-old man when he refused to pay the 'Bakshish' (money) for Holi, in Gandhi Nagar, Thane, on Tuesday.

According to the police, the accused have been identified as Someshwar Paphal and Pankaj Ingle, a Mumbai Mirror report read. Police said Giri is a conductor in a private bus and had gone to Gandhi Nagar to clean the bus on the road side on Tuesday. The report added that the place is used by private bus operators to clean their vehicles.