Feb/ 2011/ Delhi
Those who are using children for crime will have a tough time ahead, as Delhi Police officers will soon be booking adults who will be found in any way involved with using children for crime. Principal Magistrate Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj of Juvenile Justice Board has issued order to Special Juvenile Police Unit of Delhi to train its investigation officers and Juvenile Welfare Officers for proper investigation and for taking strong measures against adults in cases they are found using children for commission of thefts, robbery etc.
Advocate Bhupesh Chandra Samad from Human Rights Law Network was directed by Juvenile Board to study the issue and file a comprehensive report when Board found that several juveniles who were being produced before it were actually being systematically used by some organised adults for crime. On Mr. Bhupesh filing a detailed situation analysis report, Juvenile Board has issued orders to Delhi Police to improve its investigation techniques in such cases and to make sure that such adults behind children are traced and sent to jails. Board has even suggested in its order as to how police should be conducting investigation in such matters.
Commenting on the magnitude and gravity of this situation where a large number of children are being systematically pushed by adults and in some cases by their parents in crime, Juvenile Justice Board observed, “There is a conspiracy against the childhood of these children...the manner of investigation therefore is required to be re-worked. The case of a juvenile where he is found committing offences as stated hereinabove, the investigation shall not stop at the apprehension of the juvenile and filing the kalandra in the Board. A proper investigation in each case must be made -working on the involvement of the adults, role of the parents, role of the gangs and they should necessarily be booked for their part of act in the offence as provided under law”, ordered Principal Magistrate Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj.
In past few years, Delhi has seen a significant rise in children committing thefts of valuable articles , laptops etc, from the cars by diverting the attention of passenger. Board gave this order when it discovered about existence of an organised gang called as “ Thak – Thak ( Knock- knock ) Gang. This gang operates through children who are sometimes caught by public and handed over to Police. Real criminals behind these children were not being caught.
Read the full judgement here
For details, contact:
Advocate Bhupesh Chandra Samad
Human Rights Law Network, Delhi
0 98 71 85 17 65
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