The Crime Branch Unit 5 has detained a juvenile who escaped from the Government Shelter Home in Patankar Chowk, within the Kapilnagar Police Station jurisdiction. The escape occurred after the juvenile assaulted a caretaker with an iron rod on the morning of September 12, 2024, and fled the facility without notifying anyone.
According to a complaint filed by Namrata Raju Chaudhary (57), the shelter home superintendent, it is suspected that an unknown individual assisted in the juvenile’s escape. Consequently, Kapilnagar Police registered a case under Sections 137(2), 121, 118(1), and 3(5) of the BNS.
During a parallel investigation, Crime Branch Unit 5 received a tip-off from a confidential informant that the juvenile was spotted in the Annamode area, which falls under the Khaparkheda Police Station jurisdiction. Acting on this information, the police located and detained the juvenile.
Upon interrogation, the juvenile confessed to stealing an Activa scooter from Divya Apartment in the Kalamna Police Station area. Records confirmed that a vehicle theft case had been registered at Kalamna Police Station.
The detained juvenile was subsequently handed over to Kapilnagar Police for further legal proceedings.