Every day in Delhi, four juveniles are in conflict with law leaving investigators helpless and many such juveniles are involved in various crimes consecutively.
In 2013 till September, 1038 juveniles were found to be in conflict with law and there were apprehended. “Many of them get out of Observation Home and again commit crime. They are repeat offenders but we are helpless as we can’t do anything,” said law enforcer, on condition of anonymity.
The statistics are alarming: Till September, in heinous crimes 884, juveniles were involved. While in 2012, in 1171 heinous incident, including December 16 brutal gang rape case, juveniles were involved, in 2011, juveniles were involved in as much 757 heinous incidents.
As per records, 1572 juveniles were apprehended in 2012 and were sent to Observation Homes. In 2011, 942 juveniles were sent to Observation Homes.
This year, 106 juveniles were apprehended in rape cases, 89 in robbery cases, 55 in murder cases, 47 for attempts to murder, 262 for burglaries and 111 for auto thefts.
With increase in numbers juveniles’ involvement in crime, the law enforcer agencies are feeling helpless as the existing law has tied their hands.
Around one and half month ago, thirty-three juveniles detained at an observation home in north-west Delhi’s Kingsway Camp area, escaped from there after indulging in stone pelting, causing the explosion of two gas cylinders and starting a fire that gutted several offices of the Home, including that of the superintendent.
The staff of the observation home said that out of the 33 juveniles who escaped, 15 have been caught by the police. The rest 18 are at large. There was a previous breakout by about seven inmates from the observation home in 2010, according to the officials working there.
Five of these were again nabbed in brutal murder-cum-robbery at New Ashok Nagar area where they killed a middle aged woman while committing robbery.
Seeing the more and more juveniles’ involvement in crimes, the police is looking at Centre Government’s stand on this issue.
The parents of 23-year-old physiotherapist student -- Badrinath Singh and his wife Asha Devi – too recently approached apex court with a plea that criminal courts should be allowed to take a decision if to try juveniles like adults after gauging their “maturity and understanding”. “We are not satisfied over the sixth accused – juvenile – being sentenced for three years,” said Badrinath Singh adding that its not the government to take the decision on it.
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In 2013 till September, 1038 juveniles were found to be in conflict with law and there were apprehended. “Many of them get out of Observation Home and again commit crime. They are repeat offenders but we are helpless as we can’t do anything,” said law enforcer, on condition of anonymity.
The statistics are alarming: Till September, in heinous crimes 884, juveniles were involved. While in 2012, in 1171 heinous incident, including December 16 brutal gang rape case, juveniles were involved, in 2011, juveniles were involved in as much 757 heinous incidents.
As per records, 1572 juveniles were apprehended in 2012 and were sent to Observation Homes. In 2011, 942 juveniles were sent to Observation Homes.
This year, 106 juveniles were apprehended in rape cases, 89 in robbery cases, 55 in murder cases, 47 for attempts to murder, 262 for burglaries and 111 for auto thefts.
With increase in numbers juveniles’ involvement in crime, the law enforcer agencies are feeling helpless as the existing law has tied their hands.
Around one and half month ago, thirty-three juveniles detained at an observation home in north-west Delhi’s Kingsway Camp area, escaped from there after indulging in stone pelting, causing the explosion of two gas cylinders and starting a fire that gutted several offices of the Home, including that of the superintendent.
The staff of the observation home said that out of the 33 juveniles who escaped, 15 have been caught by the police. The rest 18 are at large. There was a previous breakout by about seven inmates from the observation home in 2010, according to the officials working there.
Five of these were again nabbed in brutal murder-cum-robbery at New Ashok Nagar area where they killed a middle aged woman while committing robbery.
Seeing the more and more juveniles’ involvement in crimes, the police is looking at Centre Government’s stand on this issue.
The parents of 23-year-old physiotherapist student -- Badrinath Singh and his wife Asha Devi – too recently approached apex court with a plea that criminal courts should be allowed to take a decision if to try juveniles like adults after gauging their “maturity and understanding”. “We are not satisfied over the sixth accused – juvenile – being sentenced for three years,” said Badrinath Singh adding that its not the government to take the decision on it.
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