Sangrur, May 8 -- Nine inmates escaped from the Punjab government-run de-addiction centre at Ghabdan, 10km from Sangrur, on Wednesday, marking the third such mass escape at the facility in less than a year. The group reportedly fled at 10.30 am by scaling the washroom grilles. Sangrur civil surgeon Amarjit Kaur said the nine escapees included five individuals booked under the NDPS Act and four others who were admitted voluntarily. Two inmates have since been traced and brought back. On January 5, 2024, 10 inmates fled the premises under similar circumstances. On July 21, 2025, eight addicts escaped after a clash during dinner, where they attacked a nurse and a policeman with steel plates.HTC...