Days after snatching away their umbrellas and leaving them to burn in the heat, the police on Friday tore away the sheets the women had put up for some shade from the harsh sunlight. Mumbai Bagh protesters, who have been agitating against the CAA and NRC for over a month, alleged that police manhandled several women, injuring seven of them.

The protesters said after the police had removed the umbrellas last month, women put up shade at the site on Thursday night, but once again, the police objected. Around 1 am, Shalini Sharma, senior inspector of Nagpada police, was patrolling the area and told them to remove the temporary shed and we did so, said the protesters.