An artist trying to capture the beauty of Bandra railway station on canvas ended up drawing fire from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for not taking permission. Just as she was about to abandon the painting and leave the station, Maharashtra Culture Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde intervened and allowed her to finish the artwork. "On Sunday, I was standing on the footbridge and painting the marvelous old structure of Bandra station. Three RPF personnel approached me, and started interrogating me in a very rough tone," recalled artist Gayatri Mehta.

"I asked which law forbids artists from painting the station, to which they replied that I was occupying space on the pedestrian bridge and causing inconvenience. I went to the station manager's office, but a deputy there was not aware of the legalities and refused to issue or deny permission to me. I wasted an hour in this process," she added.