Nine juveniles escaped from the observation home at Ambala city in Haryana on Saturday night. Ambala Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Jorwal…
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Nine juveniles escaped from the observation home at Ambala city in Haryana on Saturday night.
Ambala Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Jorwal told The Statesman that these juveniles in the age group of 12 to 18 were accused of various serious offences including murder.
Jorwal said, “We have nabbed one of the juveniles fled from the observation home, however I cannot share more details about it. The hunt for rest juveniles is on.”
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The SP said the incident took place on Saturday night and it came to the notice of the observation home authorities on Sunday morning when some other inmates reported the juveniles missing. Accordingly, the observation home staffs informed the concerned Station House Officer (SHO).
Jorwal said the inmates had used a ladder to escape. After breaking the barrack’s lock, the inmates reached the roof and used a ladder to scale the 20-feet high boundary wall of the observation home. The inmates crossed two security tiers of the observation home to escape, he said.
The official also revealed that even few CCTV cameras installed at various location of the observation homes were also found non-functional.
Meanwhile, the District Administration has marked an enquiry to look into the negligence that has led the incident happened, he added.
Jorwal said police teams were dispatched to conduct raids and the police also questioned some inmates of the observation home for clues.
A case under relevant provisions of the law was registered against the missing inmates, he said.
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