Ever since the alleged manhandling of women protesters under the watch of Nagpada senior police inspector Shalini Sharma at Mumbai Bagh last week, the number of protesters has swelled, with people being more driven about the stir, an activist tied to the protest has claimed.

Core committee member of the anti-CAA platform, Hum Bharat Ke Log, Feroze Mithiborwala said that the attendance at Morland Road had dipped recently. On March 6, police had torn down sheets put up by the protesters as a shield against the sun. A few women were injured in the incident.