Six inmates of Simdega observation home escape
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All of them were facing charges under POCSO Act and murder.
Sonu Kumar, the superintendent of the observation home, said, "The inmates escaped by placing a drum near a section of the boundary wall and used the electrical wire of an unused submersible pump to scale the barbed wire a little after 7 pm. They took less than 20 minutes." Kumar further claimed that the rest of the inmates did not notice them escaping. "There were 47 inmates in the home before the six fled. Five of them are facing charges under POCSO Act while one of them is facing charges for murder," he added.
Simdega sub-divisional police officer Baiju Oraon said two of the escaped inmates were nabbed from the vicinity of the home on Monday morning. "Efforts are underway to nab the remaining four," he told TOI.
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