Bhatkal, December 12: Two undertrials escaped from the juvenile home run by the Women and Child Welfare Department in Karwar Monday night.
According to a complaint lodged by officials of the department with Karwar Town police, the boys broke open the lock of the room where they were lodged and escaped. The department officials said the home was guarded by a daily wage worker Monday night.
The boys, Mohammad Shafi and Nagaraj (name changed), were facing theft charges. Shafi hailed from Haveri district and Nagaraj from Bhatkal. Shafi was lodged in the juvenile home for past one-and-half years.
The police have alerted Haveri and Bhatkal. Police officials said that the boys had not returned to respective homes and search was on for them. Senior officials of the department refused to comment.
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