5 juvenile thieves held with stolen wires in Guwahati

 Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: Five juvenile thieves were held for stealing electric fittings and plumbing items from a vacant quarter at Railway Officers Colony in the campus of NF Railway headquarters in the city’s Maligaon area.

Upon receiving information that five children had illegally entered within the vacant Railway Bungalow No. 445, located at Railway Officers Colony in Nambari of Maligaon, and they were stealing electric fittings and wires from the said bungalow, a team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel immediately rushed to the quarter.

The team apprehended three minor boys inside the quarter and recovered a number of copper wires and plumbing items from their possession. Later on, two more boys were also apprehended, based on information from the apprehended juvenile thieves. The ages of the thieves ranged from 12 years to 16 years, said sources.

Thus, a total of five juveniles were apprehended for committing the offence of stealing Railway property, which included electric fittings and copper wires from the vacant railway quarter. Of the five, one juvenile aged around 15 years belonged to Jalukbari, the second 16-years-old boy hailed from Chhaygaon, the third is aged about 12 years and hails from Howli in Barpeta district, the fourth is aged around 16 years and belongs to Chhaygaon, while the fifth boy of around 12 years of age hails from South Salmara Mankachar district.

A case was filed against the five juvenile offenders vide case No-07/2023, under Section 3(a) of RP(UP)Act.

They were later forwarded to the Principal of the Juvenile Justice Board, Kamrup (M) for further action. The principal of the Board then decided to send all the juveniles to Children Observation Home, Boko, till October 20.

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