Jakarta – Around 2,000 villagers in the central Javanese town of Cilacap went on the rampage after their village chief refused to meet them when they came to protest his alleged corruption, reports and police said Friday.

The home of village chief Edwin Subadi, 48, and a nearby village hall were damaged by the crowd after Subadi, claiming he was ill, refused to meet around 2,000 protesting villagers, the Jakarta Post said. No casualties or injuries were reported.

Subadi, who was accused of embezzling 75 million rupiah (some 5,700 dollars), managed to escape the attack on his house with his family members and office employees.

Cilacap police chief Lieutenant Colonel Andi Lolo that the situation was under control after dozens of officers secured the area, the Post said. Lolo told AFP by telephone that no arrests had been made. "The villagers were packed outside (the house where Subadi also had his office) ...the damage was mostly broken windows, caused by them pushing not throwing stones," Lolo said. "It's quiet now, the family has returned to their house," he added.