Three cops injured in stone-pelting during anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai; ten held
Three police officers were injured during an anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai's Bandra East when residents protested against the demolition of an allegedly illegal mosque. The police used lathi-charge to control the situation, resulting in injuries to some local residents as well. Authorities have detained ten individuals for stone-pelting and are continuing the drive to clear encroachments as per a court order.
- ▪Three police personnel were injured during a protest against an anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai.
- ▪The police resorted to lathi-charge to control the unruly mob, resulting in injuries to some residents.
- ▪Ten individuals were detained for stone-pelting during the incident.
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Three police personnel were injured after angry residents of a slum in Mumbai’s Bandra East area hurled stones at them as authorities razed an allegedly illegal mosque during an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), officials said.At least ten persons were detained for stone-pelting, they said, adding that police resorted to lathi-charge to control the unruly mob, in which some local residents were also injured.The Western Railway on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) launched a massive anti-encroachment drive in the Gareeb Nagar slum area, clearing several of the 500 illegal huts adjacent to the eastern side of Bandra railway station following the Bombay High Court's directions.
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