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2 juveniles missing from Habiganj jail

70‘They were supposed to be sent to Gazipur Juvenile Correction Centre in the Tuesday afternoon’

Two juveniles, who were detained on charge of stealing, have reportedly gone missing from the district Jail on Tuesday.

The missing teenagers, Antor and Nayan, were picked up by the police on Saturday on charge of stealing valuables from a house in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.

Deputy Jailer of the jail Noor Moahmmad Sohel said: “The jail police noticed the matter around 12 noon while visiting the cell, where the juveniles were kept. They went there for tallying the number of the inmates.”

“They were supposed to be sent to Gazipur Juvenile Correction Centre in the afternoon.” “They might have been hiding somewhere inside the jail,” the official added.

The missing teenagers could not be traced till filing the report. Following the missing incident, the jail authorities did not allow the other accused and inmates to meet their relatives.