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Two Pakistani Escapees Caught in Haryana After Jammu Juvenile Home Breakout as Hunt for ‘Gugga’ Continues

Officials opened a probe into security failures, including the smuggled pistol, with six guards suspended.

Overview

  • Special Task Force officers detained the two Pakistani nationals near Ambala railway station within about 20 hours and handed them to J&K Police, officials said.
  • The search for local gangster Karajeet ‘Gugga’ Singh remains active, with five associates detained for questioning and police noting his mother is missing and believed to be with him.
  • Police registered an FIR citing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and the Arms Act, and forensic teams are examining how a country-made pistol entered the facility.
  • CCTV footage captured an inmate firing inside the R.S. Pura observation home during the escape, which left a head constable and an SPO injured and hospitalized.
  • Investigators cited inter-state coordination across J&K, Haryana and Punjab and said the captured pair appeared to be heading toward Nepal via Uttar Pradesh, based on preliminary questioning.