Dharavi Slum Tensed As Crowd Thwarts BMC's Plan To Raze 'Illegal' Portion of Mosque

Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum on Saturday (September 21, 2024) after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's plan to pull down 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, he said.

JUST IN | Tension spread in Mumbai's #Dharavi on Saturday, when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staff arrived to demolish an alleged illegal portion of Mehboob-e-Subaniya Mosque and the residents protested the move, @purnima_sah_ reports