Last Updated on February 18, 2026 7:49 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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Two Pakistani nationals, who, along with a local gangster, escaped from a juvenile home in a border village of Jammu, were arrested within 20 hours of the incident near Ambala railway station in Haryana yesterday while they were heading for Nepal. However, the local gangster Karajeet Singh alias Gugga, who allegedly masterminded the escape, remained at large and efforts are on to arrest him.
Earlier, six police personnel were suspended over alleged dereliction of duty after the three inmates escaped from the juvenile facility of Jammu. The Pakistani nationals were tracked near Ambala railway station by a police party and subsequently handed over to the J&K Police. The duo were taken into custody in 2019 and 2021 after they crossed into Indian side, were lodged at the Juvenile Observation Centre despite being turned major. After their escape, they boarded a sleeper coach in Jammu and were heading for Uttar Pradesh to cross over to Nepal, the officials said, further details are awaited. However, the gangster’s mother is also missing from her Jammu residence and is believed to be accompanying his absconding son.