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

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.

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.

MUMBAI: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday morning after hundreds of residents gathered on a road to oppose the civic authorities's plan to demolish portion of a mosque, an official said.

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.

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.

Saturday morning brought heavy tension to Dharavi as the BMC attempted to carry out plans to demolish an allegedly illegally constructed portion of mosque there

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.