The Thane civic body has finally filed a police complaint against 43 unauthorised schools for defying the closure order. While the police are conducting their probe, these institutions are operating without any fear. The schools have even accepted new students while concealing their illegal status from the parents, said an activist.
 
The 43 schools not only ignored repeated notices, but went ahead and admitted students in the new academic year while concealing its illegal status from the parents, said officials. In Thane, particularly in the Kausa area of Mumbra, 47 schools were found to be running without the authorisation of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the officials added. While two shut down after receiving notices from the education department, two others have applied for self-financed status.

Now, the remaining 43 schools are facing an FIR, which was registered under Section 188 (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code on July 4.