India, Jan. 25 -- The Panvel City Police have registered an FIR against the managements of five private schools in the Panvel region for allegedly running their institutions without mandatory government recognition and UDISE (Unified District Information System for Education) numbers, in violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The complaint was filed by Shahu Baburao Satpal, 42, Group Education Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Panvel. In his complaint, Satpal stated that despite repeated notices and explicit directives from education authorities, the schools continued to operate, allegedly misleading parents, students, staff and government agencies.

According to the FIR, the schools found functioni...