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

Tension erupted in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, as residents protested the BMC's move to demolish an illegal portion of a mosque. After talks, mosque trustees secured a four-to-five-day extension to remove the encroachment.

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.

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

Tension erupted in Dharavi after BMC attempted to demolish a mosque portion. Locals protested, leading to talks and a deadline for removal of the encroached area

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.

Mosque trustees held talks with officials of the BMC and sought four to five days to remove the encroached portion

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

The situation was brought under control after the BMC agreed to give the trustees of Mehboob E Subhani mosque in Dharavi five days to remove the encroachment on their own.

P rotests 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 plan