Daijiworld Media Network – Bahraich

Bahraich, Sep 26: In a shocking discovery, 40 girls aged between nine and 14 were found confined inside a toilet of an unregistered madrassa during a district administration inspection in Pahalwara village under Payagpur tehsil, officials said on Thursday.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashwini Kumar Pandey said the raid followed repeated complaints about the illegal madrassa operating in a three-storey building. “On Wednesday, when we reached the premises, the operators initially resisted our entry upstairs.

In the presence of police, we went to the terrace and found the toilet locked. When female police personnel opened the door, 40 frightened girls came out one by one,” he stated.

District Minority Welfare Officer Mohammad Khalid said locals rev

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