KOLKATA: An undertrial inmate charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act escaped from a correctional home in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, prompting the authorities to seek a report on the security lapse that allowed the incident to occur, the police said on Monday.
The incident at the Serampore Subsidiary Correctional Home came to light on Sunday morning during a routine cell count by the prison guards. After the incident, the administration summoned a detailed report from the jail superintendent concerned, officials said, adding, the police are planning to issue a look-out notice against the accused.
Serampore Sub Divisional Officer Sombhudwip Sarkar said that a report has been sought from the jail superintendent of the Serampore Sub-Correctional Home.
"A report has been sought from the jail superintendent of this sub-correctional facility. On the basis of that, an investigation has been started. The authorities came to know that the accused had escaped from the correctional facility on Sunday. The police are searching for him, " he said.