Overview
- During Sunday’s medication round, roughly 20–40 inmates tried to force open a door at the Sector 66 government facility before guards and two on-site police contained the attempt and locked an iron gate.
- Police and centre officials said no one escaped, and a daily diary report was recorded at the Phase 11 police station.
- Staff suspended work on Monday citing security risks, then resumed after assurances that six police personnel will be deployed in two shifts, up from one per shift.
- Centre staff and officials say many recent escape bids involve patients admitted under NDPS Section 27 through the state’s anti-drug drive rather than those who seek treatment voluntarily.
- The facility has seen repeated security incidents over the past year, including a mass breakout during a June 2025 power outage and a September assault on security guards.