Overview
- The state directed district magistrates in Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital to carry out inspections and submit detailed reports.
- Investigators will verify where the children came from, whether parents gave consent, and who brought them to the institutions.
- Officials acted after a Facebook video showed a group confronting a man accused of bringing children from Bihar to Vikasnagar.
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said child safety and compliance with rules are priorities and warned of strict action if violations are found.
- Uttarakhand counts 452 registered madrasas, and a 2025 law will require affiliation with the state school board and recognition by a new minority education authority from July 1, 2026, following a prior drive that shut more than 150 schools.