A video showing dozens of people sleeping on Mumbai's Versova Beach at night has gone viral on X, triggering a heated debate about housing, migration, poverty, and the use of public spaces in the city.
The clip, shared by an X user, shows numerous people lying on the beach after dark.
Sharing the video, the user wrote: "This video is from Versova. Recently saw a similar video from Bhayandar Khadi. Have never seen this before in Mumbai. If you don't have space to live, then please leave Mumbai, but don't spoil public places like this."
Another X user claimed to have witnessed a similar scene at Carter Road in Bandra the previous night.
Many users offered their own explanations for the phenomenon.
"It's practically impossible to sleep in slums with asbestos roofs during this heat. They have probably come from nearby slums," one user commented.
