After protests in Dharavi, the trustees of the mosque held talks with the BMC officials and sought four to five days to remove the encroached portion.

In Mumbai's Dharavi slum, tensions escalated as residents opposed the BMC's plan to demolish part of a mosque. Hundreds blocked officials from enterin

MUMBAI: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday morning after hundreds of residents gathered on a road to oppose the civic authorities's plan to demolish portion of a mosque, an official said.

Protests broke out in Mumbai’s Dharavi on Saturday over the demolition of the 25-year-old Subhania Mosque on 90 Feet Road. The BMC had declared the mosque unauthorized and planned the demolition. However, locals have been protesting and sitting on the streets since last night.

Mumbai: A tense situation was seen in Mumbai's Dharavi area on Saturday when a civic staff reached to demolish illegal parts of a mosque. The mob surrounded the Brihanmumnai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s demolition vehicle preventing them from taking any action.

A large group of residents gathered on the road to protest the BMC's actions, prompting a significant police presence to manage the crowd.

An official said that a large number of police personnel were deployed at the site to prevent any untoward incident in view of the huge gathering.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's drive to demolish an alleged illegal portion of a mosque in densely-populated Dharavi in Mumbai has been cancelled for today. The BMC has given eight days to the mosque committee.