Three cops injured in stone-pelting during anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai; ten held

Key points

• 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.
• The authorities plan to clear 5,200 square metres of encroached railway land over five days.
• Vineet Abhishek, chief Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Western Railway, said almost 60% of illegal structures have been removed so far.