Four inmates escape from Hoshiarpur juvenile home
HOSHIARPUR : Four inmates escaped from the juvenile observation home in Ram Colony Camp on Monday night.
The authorities revealed that three of the escapees were facing murder trial.
They all were adults, the authorities said.
The inmates escaped by breaking the bars of the bathroom’s ventilator.
“They apparently used a sanitary pipe to break open the grill, said observation home superintendent Naresh Kumar.
A security guard and two caretakers of the social security and development department were on duty at the time of the incident, he said.
The incident took place around 9pm as all the 73 inmates had gone for dinner, which was served at 8.15pm.
“Other undertrials raised the alarm when they found four inmates missing,” the superintendent said.
“After verifying the count, we sounded the police. A search was launched around the premises but the inmates had escaped by then, added the superintendent, not ruling out involvement of other inmates in their escape.
Kumar said offenders were lodged at the juvenile home despite having crossed the age of 18, as per the provision of the Juvenile Justice Act which states that “place of safety” must be designated for children pending trial.
“There is no other space specifically earmarked for them, that’s why they cohabit juveniles,” the superintendent said.
Deputy superintendent of police (city) Satinder Chadha said the police were trying to nab the escapees.
Several such occurrences have taken place in the home in the past also.
In 2010, six inmates had fled from the juvenile home.
They apparently used a sanitary pipe to break open the grill. NARESH KUMAR, observation home superintendent
AMRITSAR: India repatriated 14 Pakistani fishermen who were arrested for allegedly entering its territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, through the Attariwagah border on Tuesday.
While fishing in the sea, they entered territorial waters of India around three years ago. After being kept in various jails of the country, they were freed and sent back to their country. Border Security Force (BSF) personnel handed them over to the Pakistan Rangers.
‘MISTAKENLY’ ENTERED TERRITORIAL WATERS
Arresting and sentencing each others’ fishermen is usual practice exercised by both the countries as they “mistakenly” enter the territorial waters of the other country.
“We are poor people and go for fishing for our ends meet. We don’t enter territorial waters of the other country deliberately. Still, we are arrested and are made to languish in jails for many years. Even our boats are also seized,” said a fisherman, before crossing the border.
He requested governments of both the countries to resolve their issue and not to arrest them while fishing.
“The problem of the fishermen of both the countries is same,” he said.
Pakistan government should also release the Indian fishermen languishing in Pakistan’s jails,” he added.
According to Pak media reports, Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan is extending a hand of friendship towards New Delhi and is likely to order release of 30 India fishermen before his oath-taking ceremony on August 14.