An argument with the police over parking vehicles in an already crowded lane turned ugly, resulting in the arrest of 11 Parel residents. While residents claim they were expressing anger over the high-handedness displayed by the cops, the police allege residents became violent and tried to manhandle officers, including a senior woman inspector.

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, during a special drive initiated by the Dadar traffic division against parked vehicles blocking vehicular movement. The drive led by senior inspector Sujata Shejale reached JB Bhatankar Marg at around 9 am, where they saw a few vehicles parked on the street as well as on the footpath.