HC, NHRC flay Delhi govt over rioting at juvenile home

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 18:56

Delhi government on Friday received stern reprimands from high court and the National Human Rights Commission over the recent case of violence and vandalism at a juvenile home here with both calling for better supervision of such shelters to prevent a repeat of such incidents.

Five juveniles, who escaped last month, murder woman in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 09:29

The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a woman in East Delhi.

Two juveniles among three held for robbery

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 13:03

Three persons including two juveniles were arrested in connection with a robbery incident here, police said on Monday.

UP Police to set up special cells for juveniles

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 12:21

Uttar Pradesh Police will soon constitute special cells for juveniles in all districts of the state, an official said on Wednesday.

Eleven juveniles escape from care home in West Bengal

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 00:41

At least eleven juveniles on Sunday escaped from a care home in West Bengal`s Howrah district of whom one have been traced.

Two juveniles beat a boy to death, held

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 22:56

Two juveniles beat a 15-year-old Class 9 student to death following a fight after their bicycles collided, police said Tuesday. The suspected attackers have been taken into custody.

Tirath for stringent punishment for juveniles involved in rape, murder

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 22:45

Krishna Tirath said she is not in favour reduction of age of juveniles from 18 to 16 years.

Nine juvenile inmates attempt escape in Coimbatore

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 20:13

Nine inmates of a Juvenile Observation Home here managed to escape but their ill-gotten freedom proved short-lived as they were nabbed within half-an-hour, police said.

Two juveniles held for sodomy and murder of 4-yr-old boy Muzaffarnagar

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 20:34

Two juveniles have been held for allegedly sodomising and murdering a four-year-old boy at Tuglakpur village here, police said on Monday.

Delhi court upholds JJB`s order rejecting drug peddler`s juvenility

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:28

A Delhi court has upheld the order of Juvenile Justice Board to discard the dubious school records of a youth, arrested for allegedly selling drugs, and decide his claim of juvenility on the basis of medical examination.

May consider tougher laws for juveniles: Tirath

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 16:28

The government might consider amending existing laws to make them tougher for juveniles who commit heinous crimes repeatedly, a minister said Tuesday.

No plan to reduce age of juveniles: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 14:02

Government has no plan to reduce the age of juveniles under the Juvenile Justice Act, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.