Hyderabad, April 13 -- Seven madrasas have been sealed in Uttarakhand's Haldwani district on Sunday, April 13. Officials say they were operating without proper registration.

A team of officials from the distinct administration, municipal and police inspected the seven madrasas in the Muslim-majority Banbhulpura area. Even as madaras members tried to reason out that an inspection was conducted last month, documenting location and number of enrolled students, their pleas fell on deaf ears.

According to the Haldwani magistrate AP Bajpayee, the institutions flouted state government rules and were found not to be registered with the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board or the state education department.

On February 8, municipal officials razed down an...