The Thane civic body has filed a police complaint against 43 unauthorised schools for defying closure orders. While the police are conducting their probe, these institutions are operating with impunity. Schools have accepted new students while concealing their illegal status from parents, said an activist, in a report in this paper.

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). While two shut down after receiving notices from the education department, two others have applied for self-financed status.