BAHRAICH, Sept. 27 -- District magistrate Akshay Tripathi here has ordered a special investigation into unrecognised madrasas across the district after 40 minor girls were rescued from the toilet of an illegally run madrasa in Pehlwara village under Payagpur tehsil on Wednesday.

The madrasa, running from a roadside building near Parihar intersection, was not included in the earlier survey of unrecognised institutions. Taking note of the lapse, the DM said that all 495 unrecognised madrasas in Bahraich, along with those missed previously, will now undergo fresh verification.

According to officials, the investigation committee will include the sub-divisional magistrate of the concerned tehsil, the district basic education officer, and the...