Mumbai: Tensions flared in Dharavi, Mumbai’s largest slum area, on Saturday morning after a large number of local residents gathered to thwart the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) planned demolition of an illegal section 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

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.

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

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.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to demolish an alleged illegal mosque section in Dharavi has been halted following protests. Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad confirmed the cancellation after discussions with the Chief Minister.

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.

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`s Dharavi area witnessed unrest as the Muslim community staged protests against the demolition of Mehboob-e-Subani mosque. A team of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials had reached Dharavi to demolish the encroachments on the mosque,

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.