The police have so far arrested six of the 12 escapees from a Chengalpattu government home. While one was arrested in Chennai on Monday, six were apprehended in Coimbatore on Tuesday. The search is on for the remaining 4.
A government children's home is functioning in Attur area next to Chengalpattu. The government children's home, which operates under the control of the Social Welfare Department, houses more than 70 children and youth from all over Tamil Nadu, aged between 18 and 21, who have been involved in various criminal activities. Those who are involved in criminal activities and have been convicted of these crimes, who are under the age of 18, are housed…