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.

Tensions escalated in Mumbai's Dharavi slum on Saturday when locals protested against the BMC's plan to demolish part of a mosque.

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

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.

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.

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.

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,

Mumbai: A tense situation was seen in Mumbai's Dharavi area on Saturday when a civic staff reached to demolish illegal parts of a mosque. The mob surrounded the the Brihanmumnai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s demolition vehicle preventing them to take action.