Click to play videoNew Delhi: Apprehended and packed off to a juvenile home at only 17, few teenagers had been on bikes and on the prowl in Delhi for the past ten months snatching and stealing at will, they were wanted in more than two dozen cases and the real shocker was that they were all form well to do families
"One kid’s dad is from the polythene bag factory and another family has a wholesale shop of dry fruits and another is a property dealer,” says Delhi Police officer.
It wasn’t so much the greed for money that made these youngsters commit these crimes but for the thrill of it and to show off to their fellow teenagers. They would steal money and immediately blow it all up on movies and expensive meal at fancy restaurants.
At the time of arrest the police recovered one hand bag, six expensive mobile phones, seven ATM cards, twp metro passes and 1700 rupees. All of them stolen.
The police suspect this was what they looted almost on a daily basis and they were getting better at their job.
"They thought this was the easiest way to make money and they could do it and impress their friends," adds Delhi Police officer.
All four are class 11 students of Himalayan public school and DAV public school respectively and have been remanded to 14 days in a juvenile observation home and can face a maximum of one year in probation.
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