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.

Protests were seen against the BMC team that went to demolish the illegal construction at Dharavi's Shubhaniya Mosque. However, later the trustees of the mosque wrote a letter to the BMC and asked for time to demolish the illegal construction themselves.

Tension arose in Dharavi as residents opposed the BMC's plan to demolish an alleged illegal portion of a mosque. Police were deployed to maintain order. A delegation from the mosque, BMC officials, and police are in talks to resolve the issue.

Mumbai:The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday had to halt its action on the alleged illegal section of a mosque in Dharavi after hundreds of locals gathered to oppose it.

Protests ensued in Mumbai's Dharavi on Saturday after a team of officials from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reached the area to demolish an 'illegal' part of a mosque.

As the situation became tense, trustees of the mosque held talks with BMC officials. They sought four to five days to remove the encroached portion, which was agreed upon by authorities

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

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.