After the BMC demolished 100-odd illegal structures on the east side of Bandra station, slum dwellers have been sleeping on the debris of their homes to protect their belongings. Pics/ Atul Kamble

Motorists and pedestrians, who now have some breathing space on the congested road at Bandra station east, have the BMC to thank. With the help of cops, they have razed illegal encroachments along the station over the past two days. But the roofless residents are up in arms over the civic body's alleged heartlessness for rendering them homeless in the monsoon.