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Nine inmates escape from juvenile remand home in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Sheikhpura (Bihar)
Last Updated : Jul 03 2018 | 3:30 PM IST

Nine inmates escaped from a juvenile remand home here, police said today.

Sub Divisional Police Officer(SDPO) of Sheikhpura, Amit Sharan, said the inmates in their teens escaped from the juvenile remand home late last night.

Juvenile prisoners booked in serious offences are lodged at the remand home named "Palace of Safety", he said adding that among those who have escaped, four were from Saran district, two from Buxar and one each from Bhojpur, Gaya and Siwan.

The night guards deputed at the remand home were being interrogated as to how the boys managed to flee after climbing its high boundary wall, the SDPO said adding that police has been alerted across the state about the incident.

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First Published: Jul 03 2018 | 3:30 PM IST

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