Vadodara, Oct. 3 (PTI) : Residents of a municipal ward here tied a BJP corporator to a tree and beat him up today for "failing" to prevent the demolition of their slum in May by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation.

In a video of the incident that has gone viral, the corporator, his clothes torn, is seen tied to a tree and pleading with the mob that he had no knowledge about the civic body's decision to raze the slum.

"This land belongs to the collector (state government) and he is the one who passes an order. I am a small councillor. I have no idea about the decision taken by the municipal commissioner (regarding the demolition)," the corporator, identified as Hasmukh Patel, was heard saying in Gujarati.

Patel represents Bapod, where he was assaulted.

He was rescued by police officers who rushed to the area and took him to a nearby hospital. The police have confirmed that Patel was assaulted.

City police commissioner Manoj Sashidhar said 66 people had been arrested and aprobe was on.

"When Hasmukh Patel was on a round of his ward, around 20 people protested against the demolition carried out some months ago. They took him to a nearby area, tied him to a tree and beat him up," Sashidhar said.