PNS | DEHRADUN
A juvenile has escaped from the government juvenile observation home in Pandeykhola, Almora district triggering a security alert and raising concerns over the facility’s safety measures. The minor reportedly managed to evade the security personnel and the staff of the observation home and escaped.
The Almora circle officer Vimal Prasad told The Pioneer that the incident came to light on January 29 when the staff of the observation home noticed the missing boy. According to them, they began an internal search operation and searched at all possible places but failed to trace the minor.
Subsequently, the assistant superintendent of the observation home, Shankar Adhikari, formally reported the matter to Almora Kotwali on Wednesday. The CO said that the police have registered a case and launched a search operation. He informed that the escaped minor is originally from Nepal and currently resides in Pithoragarh. “The boy had been at the observation home since 2024 on theft charges in Pithoragarh. Multiple police teams have been formed and deployed to locate him. The police are reviewing the CCTV footage from the surrounding areas and have also alerted authorities in his home district. Police teams are working to trace the minor at the earliest,” he said.
