MP: 8 inmates escape from juvenile home in Moren

Eight out of 12 juvenile undertrials, including those facing serious charges of rape and murder, escaped after breaking the wall of a bathroom at around 7 pm on Sunday, City Superintendent of Police Atul Singh said.

A Special Armed Force guard posted at the juvenile home informed the Kotwali police station at around 8 pm, following which the police started a search for the inmates, he said.

Efforts were on to trace them. The juveniles who escaped are residents of Morena, Bhind and Sheopur districts, the official said.