Dharavi tense as locals stop BMC from razing 'illegal' portion of mosque; talks defuse situation
Dharavi tense as locals stop BMC from razing 'illegal' portion of mosque; talks defuse situation
MUMBAI: ) Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum colony on Saturday 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.
Some residents stopped civic officials from entering the lane where the mosque is located and soon hundreds of people assembled outside the Dharavi police station and squatted on the road.
As the situation became tense, trustees of the mosque held talks with officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). They sought four to five days to remove the encroached portion, which was agreed upon by authorities.
