Six women lodged in the Government Protective Home for Women here escaped in the early hours on Tuesday.
Police personnel on patrol caught two of them within minutes a few kilometres away from the home at Khajamalai.
Hailing from Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata, the inmates — all aged around 25 — fled the home after twisting the window grill of the dormitory toilet and scaling the compound wall of the home.
Police sources said the incident could have occurred between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. with the women giving a slip to the couple of matron and a watchman who were on duty at that time.
Some of the women were suspected to have sustained injuries while scaling the compound wall as blood stains were found on the glass pieces fixed on the wall as a safety measure.
The home accommodates 17 inmates — a majority of whom were booked under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
The Protective Home out of bounds for public was controlled by a Superintendent assisted by subordinate staff.
The sources said information about the escape of the six women was immediately flashed to the field-level police personnel on patrol through the police control room upon receipt of information.
A police patrol team caught two women at J.K. Nagar area in the city while the whereabouts of the other four women was being pursued. Police officers inspected the home and conducted enquiries with the staff. Based on a complaint from the Superintendent Devika, the K.K. Nagar police have registered a case.
The sources said police had obtained photographs of the escapees in order to track their whereabouts.
