Following the death of two people in Sunday's flooding in the city, residents of Patel Nagar, Santacruz protested the lack of civic apathy by jamming the Western Express Highway. When Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar visited the place the next day, he was heckled by angry residents when he manhandled a woman, locals alleged.

Around 10 protesters were also injured in the police lathi-charge on Sunday evening, a local said.