Jaipur, Apr 2 (PTI) Six inmates of a juvenile correctional home in Hanumangarh district have escaped, police here said on Saturday.

The incident happened late Friday night, they said.

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Hanumangarh Junction Police Station SHO Ashok Bishnoi said all the escapees were between 14 and 17 years of age.

“They are being searched for,” he said.

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Another officer said that the inmates had gone to sleep after having dinner Friday night. They fled the prison around 3 am, he said.

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