India, July 15 -- In its first demolition drive against an unauthorised school, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday began razing the building of Tehzeeb Islamic English School in Govandi after shifting all enrolled students to other recognised schools.

The action marks an escalation in the civic body's crackdown on illegal schools. In March, the BMC's education department published a list of 164 unauthorised schools operating across the city. Since then, FIRs have been registered against 74 schools, and the civic body has now begun demolishing school buildings after ensuring that students have been relocated.

Ujwal Ingole, assistant municipal commissioner of the M-East ward, said the demolition was undertaken only af...