By IANS
Ranchi : Eight children Monday escaped from a remand home in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, police said.
The children, one of whom is facing a murder charge, escaped after attacking two security guards on duty at the remand home Hazaribagh, 100 km from here.
Police have launched an operation to arrest the children and a probe into their escape.
Jharkhand has witnessed such incidents frequently. According to an official estimate nearly 40 juveniles have escaped from the remand homes in Ranchi, Hazaribagh and other cities in the last five years.
Probes into previous incidents revealed that poor quality food and ill-treatment of the inmates were the prime reasons for the children to flee.
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