DHAKA: Thirty three inmates of a juvenile home in northwest Delhi escaped, out of which 14 have been arrested.

India police said on Sunday, reports The Times of India.

The incident was reported at Seva Kutir, a juvenile home located at Mukherjee Nagar area of northwest Delhi.

‘At 8:30pm on Saturday, around 58 juveniles went up to the home’s terrace where they started shouting, burned mattresses and pelted stones. They also tampered with a few cylinders because of which gas leaked,’ police said.

Later, they broke doors and damaged property inside the home. 33 of them managed to flee outside from the terrace.

On Sunday morning, 14 of them were apprehended by the police while the rest are still missing. The boys are in the age group of 15-17 years.

BDST: 1942 HRS, OCT 06, 2013
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