A court in Maharashtra's Thane has acquitted two shopkeepers in Navi Mumbai, who were accused of assaulting local civic officials in 2016 and deterring them from discharging duty.

District judge P M Gupta, in the order passed last week that was made available on Friday, said the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused duo - Bhagwan Pandurang Dhakne and Balchandra Sopan Nalawade - who run shops in Haware Centurion Mall in Nerul.