Massive Anti-Encroachment Drive In Mumbai's Bandra East After Court Order, Heavy Police Deployed

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• Massive Anti-Encroachment Drive In Mumbai's Bandra East After Court Order, Heavy Police Deployed Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 12:47 IST Western Railway launched a major demolition and anti-encroachment drive near Bandra East station following Bombay High Court orders, with heavy police deployment and bulldozers.
• Anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai's Bandra (Video screengrabs/Social Media) A large-scale demolition and anti-encroachment drive began on Tuesday morning at Garib Nagar near Bandra East railway station in Mumbai, days after the Bombay High Court permitted Western Railway to clear alleged illegal structures built on railway land.
• The operation, expected to continue till May 23, has led to heavy deployment of police and railway security personnel in the area amid tension and protests from residents.
• Visuals circulating on X showed bulldozers moving into narrow lanes of the densely populated settlement as teams from Western Railway, civic authorities and security agencies began tearing down structures marked...