Residents of the danger or red zone in Malad’s Ambedkar Nagar and survivors of the 2019 wall collapse staged a protest on Monday, seeking rehabilitation to a safer place which has been pending for years. Around 100 families from places vulnerable to heavy rains or flooding had assembled outside MLA Sunil Prabhu’s office. Cops have detained 67 of the protesters for staging a sit-in protest without permission.  “The protesters did not have permission to stage a dharna or protest. Hence, we had to detain them,” said Inspector Rani Puri from Vanrai Police station. 

The protesters were released in the evening after intervention from NGO Ghar Bachao, Ghar Banao Andolan.