The Maharashtra state government has announced an inquiry committee and set a 15-day deadline to come up with a solution.
Eight companies of State Reserve Police, two companies of Rapid Action Force and hundreds of policemen from different zones of Maharashtra have been deployed in the town.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil has said that only a handful of people are opposing the outpost, the rest have no problem with it.
A Muslim organisation called the Raza Academy is claiming the land belongs to the Muslim Waqf Board. Patil has given them time to furnish evidence in support of their claim.
Meanwhile, Bhiwandi simmers.
Image: A Rapid Action Force patrol on Bhiwandi streets.
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