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.

Mumbai: Tensions flared in Dharavi, Mumbai’s largest slum area, on Saturday morning after a large number of local residents gathered to thwart the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) planned demolition of an illegal section of a mosque.

In Mumbai's Dharavi slum, tensions escalated as residents opposed the BMC's plan to demolish part of a mosque. Hundreds blocked officials from entering the area, leading to heavy police deployment. The situation remains under control as talks continue between mosque representatives,

The BMC postponed its drive to demolish an alleged illegal mosque construction in Dharavi after a large gathering of locals caused concerns about law and order. Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis highlighted the importance of maintaining peace while enforcing court decisions on unauthorized structures.

A large number of police personnel have been deployed there to prevent any untoward incident in view of the prevailing situation, he said.

Tension prevailed in the Dharavi slum colony this morning after hundreds of residents blocked a road to oppose the Mumbai civic body’s plan to demolish an alleged illegal portion of a mosque, an official said.

A large number of police personnel have been deployed there to prevent any untoward incident in view of the prevailing situation

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.