Five hawkers from Navi Mumbai in Thane district accused of unlawful assembly and armed attack on civic officials have been acquitted by a local court after being given the benefit of doubt, an official said on Monday.

In his order of September 2, the details of which were made available during the day, District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge PM Gupta said the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against Ramsingar Ganga Gupta (63), Krushnakumar Phagu Prasad (58), Banarasi Gurhu Gupta (63), Harihar Sitaram Gupta (57) and Baban Lukaram Paradkar (60).