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.

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

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.

Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday 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,

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

Protests 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 planned the demolition. However, locals have been protesting and sitting on the streets since last night.

Tension prevailed in Mumbai's Dharavi as a team of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reached the area, which is Asia's largest slum, to demolish the "illegal" portion of a mosque. A large number of police personnel have been deployed there to prevent any untoward incident in view of the prevailing situation.

Tension prevailed in Dharavi after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road to opposed BMC's plan to pull down an alleged illegal portion of a mosque.