Two out of 17 Juvenile inmates who escaped from Observation Home in Hisar district on Monday evening were arrested at district border areas during search operations on Tuesday.
One minor inmate was sent back to the observation home while another (adult) was sent to police remand after being produced in the court, said a local police officer. Meanwhile, Hisar Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Soni took stock of the situation at Observation Home on Tuesday afternoon and reviewed the security arrangements there and also gave necessary instructions to the officials concerned.
Talking to The Pioneer over the phone, DSP Narayan Chand said that the search operation started after police was informed about the incident.
“Around a dozen police teams have been formed and deployed to arrest the absconders. So far, two out of 17 juvenile inmates have been arrested. Search is on to arrest the remaining inmates”, he added.
Chand said that police were informed on Monday evening that 17 juvenile inmates, eight of whom were facing murder and other criminal charges, escaped from the observation home after allegedly attacking observation home superintendent and security guards at the entrance gate.
The incident took place during dinner time when staff were engaged providing them food.
Juvenile inmates were facing charges like theft and robbery. Most of them belonged to Rohtak, Jhajjar and Hisar districts of Haryana, he added.
Police sources said that inmates had attacked superintendent and two guards by weapons made by breaking windows and shelves of barracks.
Security guards -Chandrakant and Talvindra posted in the security of the main gate received head injuries after being attacked by inmates and they are undergoing treatment in the local civil hospital. All the inmates escaped towards the forest area of Haryana Land Reforms and Development Corporation (HLRDC).
In 2017, six juveniles had escaped from the same observation home, located on the Barwala road in Hisar.