After clearing tonnes of garbage from Versova beach, award-winning green warrior Afroz Shah was forced to suspend his clean-up drive in its 109th week recently, following attacks on volunteers.

The lawyer-activist had found support at the highest levels, from celebrities to politicians - even the Prime Minister and Chief Minister. The violence against the volunteers shows that when someone sets out to do good, no matter how much support the movement gets, there are always miscreants looking for ways to derail it.