Locals of J B Bhatankar Marg in Parel say they fear being charged for parking, also one of the spots is at a distance from their locality
Residents say cops were 'ruthless and rude' while cops allege they were manhandled during the drive being carried out at the J B Bhatankar Marg. Pics/Ashish Raje
Meanwhile, a resident, who owns a shop in the area, said, "The commercial building is nearby but what's the guarantee that we won't have to pay?" Another resident said, "The MCGM parking lot is at a distance from our residence. We don't mind if the cops ask shop owners to park their vehicles there, as once they get into their store, they don't have to move out. But what about residents? We use our two-wheelers multiple times during the day. How can we walk 500-600 metres every time we need our vehicles? It's really inconvenient."
However, another resident suggested, "We want traffic cops to count the number of vehicles residents of the area have and issue identification stickers to each of them. If vehicles other than those are parked here, action should be taken. We don't have any issue with that." Meanwhile, the 11 residents who were arrested by the Dadar police secured bail on Friday afternoon. They were arrested on April 23 and kept at the Arthur Road Jail.
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