Five minors manage to escape from Jagdalpur's child protection home

Jagdalpur | Correspondent: Five minors residing in the government-run child protection home in Jagdalpur managed to escape on the day of Choti Diwali. 

This is not the first incident that occurred, in the past also such incidents have taken place. 

The latest incident has caused a stir within both the Department of Women and Child Development and the local police administration.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the minors used the route through a new building currently under construction within the premises to facilitate their escape.

As it happened, religious rituals and prayers were being conducted on the premises for 'Chhoti Diwali', keeping the staff, caretakers, and security personnel occupied with the preparations.

Taking advantage of the reduced surveillance in that area, exacerbated by the ongoing construction work, the five minors reached the under-construction building, broke the iron grille on a window, and managed to get out.

The disappearance of the minors was discovered during a headcount conducted after the rituals concluded. 

Upon realizing that five minors were missing, the administration immediately swung into action. The police have since launched an intensive search operation across the outskirts of the city and other potential hideouts; however, no trace of the five minors has been found yet.