Probe ordered into escape of 2 minor girls from shelter home

Kanpur: A day after two minor girl inmates escaped from the government shelter home in Swaroopnagar, the district authorities on Thursday ordered a detailed investigation into the matter.
This is the second such incident in the past few months. Earlier, two girl inmates of the government shelter home, who had tested positive for Covid-19 along with 55 others and were lodged at a quarantine facility at KDA Greens in Panki, went missing on June 26, 2020, but were later traced. The girls had alleged that they had escaped following torture at the hands of other inmates.
An FIR against three staff of shelter home, besides four women homeguards has been lodged at Swaroopnagar police station. One among two girls was stated to be from Agra while the other of Etawah district.
The in charge of Swaroopnagar police station Ashwini Pandey, said the girls - age 16 and 17 — escaped during the wee hours of Wednesday after scaling the 20-ft-high wall of the shelter home building.
Both the girls, who had allegedly eloped with their boyfriends, were detained and brought to shelter home on September 4, 2020.
The Inspector further said an FIR following a complaint by shelter home superintendent Urmila Gupta against three staff of shelter home and four women homeguards has been lodged and raids were underway to trace the girls. The senior authorities of the shelter home, said the role of the three employees deputed at the shelter home was being verified.
“Action will be taken against employees if their involvement in the escape of the girl inmates comes to light. A detailed investigation into the incident is on. ACM VI has been deputed by district authorities to conduct a probe,” said district probation officer Abhay Kumar, adding that the CCTV footage has shown the girls standing near a medical store and then they were seen heading towards Gol Chauraha. The police of their native districts have been put on alert, added, a senior police official.