Chennai: 7 hurt in juvenile home clash
According to police, the clash started when some senior inmates bossed over others and asked them to get into the cells by 6 pm.
Chennai: Six inmates and a warden of Chengalpet govt juvenile home were injured in a clash that broke out on Sunday evening. All injured inmates were convicted juvenile offenders, police said.
Warden V. Giri was injured when he tried to intervene and stop the fight between the two groups of juvenile offenders. All seven injured were taken to Chengalpet medical college hospital where two were admitted as inpatients, police said.
According to police, the clash started when some senior inmates bossed over others and asked them to get into the cells by 6 pm. Usually, the 42 convicted juveniles and 29 remand inmates lodged in different blocks are allowed to be in the open area till 6 am. The clash happened in the block where convicts are lodged.
“They clashed with each other using wooden pieces available on the premises. The teenagers were brought under after more staff from the other blocks reached the scene. The local police team also rushed to the home and took the injured to the hospital in ‘108’ ambulance,” police noted. Five of injured, including the warden, were discharged after first aid.