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Bandra Fair Stall Closure Row: Vendors Allege Premature Police Action At Mount Mary Steps, Cops Deny Charges
Summary by The Mumbai Editorial Desk · As published by Free Press Journal
· September 15, 2026
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Mumbai: A dispute has erupted over the closure of stalls at and around the Mount Mary Steps during the annual Bandra Fair, with community groups and vendors alleging that the shops were shut “prematurely and arbitrarily” and that police action was discriminatory. The Bandra police, however, denie...
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Key points Mumbai: A dispute has erupted over the closure of stalls at and around the Mount Mary Steps during the annual Bandra Fair, with community groups and vendors alleging that the shops were shut “prematurely and arbitrarily” and that police action was discriminatory.
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