A septuagenarian couple was reportedly assaulted by their two sons and forcibly removed from their residence in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, police officials said on Monday.

Authorities have initiated legal proceedings against the two sons and their spouses under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), an official statement said, according to news agency PTI. 

The official further reported that the victims, who are in their 70s, were allegedly subjected to repeated assaults by the accused and expelled from their home in the Patil Ali area of Vasai on June 16.