India, April 18 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has triggered a wave of anger and protest after demolishing an alleged unauthorized Jain temple in Mumbai's Vile Parle area, with community members calling the move unjustified and insensitive.

According to Anil Shah, a trustee of the decades-old 'chaitalaya' located within the Neminath Cooperative Housing Society in Kambliwadi, the structure was demolished on April 16. He claimed the temple had existed since the 1960s and had even undergone renovations in the past with BMC's approval.

"There is a government resolution that allows for regularization of such structures. All we had to do was submit a proposal to the BMC - which we did," said Shah, suggesting the demolition ig...