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Mumbai: Abandoned school in Goregaon turns den for vagrants as demolition stalls
Updated On: 29 April, 2026 09:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
A four-storey Urdu public school in Goregaon East, vacated in 2020 over safety concerns, remains undemolished due to a land dispute in the Bombay High Court. Locals say the locked structure has become a hub for trespassing, substance abuse, and illegal activities

The abandoned Urdu public school building in Dindoshi, which was vacated in 2020 over structural safety concerns (right) Beer cans dot the premises of the locked school building, which is being misused by trespassers. Pics/Aditi Alurkar
A four-storey Urdu public school building in Dindoshi, Goregaon East, which was vacated nearly six years ago over structural safety concerns, remains undemolished due to an ongoing land dispute in the Bombay High Court, raising safety and law-and-order concerns among residents.
Locals say the abandoned structure in P North ward has turned into a dumping ground and a hotspot for antisocial activities, including alcohol and drug consumption.
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