Angul, Feb 17: With lapse of security, two juvenile inmates allegedly escaped from Odisha’s Angul Probation Hostel, creating problem for the authorities.

One of the escaped juveniles is from the Oupada police limits in Balasore district, while the other hails from Haripur village under Tangi police limits in the Cuttack district.

Police have initiated manhunts to trace the juveniles.

According to sources, the two juveniles fled the campus through the drainage system, during the game hours.

On being aware of the escape, the hostel superintendent carried out a sincere search in the neighboring areas, but in vain. Subsequently, it was informed to the police.

Angul police has formed a number of teams and sent them to selective places in Cuttack and Balasore to trace the juveniles.