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Garib Nagar demolition: Mumbai cops resort to lathi charge, cordon off site as protests erupt
Updated On: 20 May, 2026 06:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to Mumbai Police, the demolition drive is being carried out as per orders of the Bombay High Court. During the operation, some anti-social elements allegedly attempted to obstruct the demolition work by pelting stones at the demolition squad
As tensions escalated, the police used a mild lathi charge to disperse the crowd and bring the situation under control. Pic/Sameer Abedi
Tension gripped Mumbai’s Bandra area on Wednesday after protests broke out during the day- of the demolition drive in Garib Nagar locality.
Sources said that some locals staged protests against the demolition operation at a religious site, leading to a confrontation with police personnel deployed at the spot for the drive. During this stone pelting was reported at the spot.
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