A 17-year-old juvenile offender escaped from police custody during a medical examination at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGM) on Thursday. He was detained by Mira Road police in the vicinity of Mira Road Station on Friday evening. The juvenile had been apprehended for allegedly stealing two mobile phones from a house in Mira Road.
The incident occurred at IGM Hospital’s Ward No. 28 on Thursday between 10:45 AM and 11:30 AM when Mira Road Police brought the juvenile from the Juvenile Justice Board for an ossification test to confirm his age.
According to the police, the Mira Road police had booked an unidentified person for allegedly stealing two mobile phones from a house two months ago. During the investigation, they received information about the suspect and laid a trap to detain him.
The juvenile was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board in Bhiwandi on Wednesday. The Board directed the police to conduct an ossification test on him. He was in the Board’s custody when, on Thursday, the police brought him to IGM Hospital for the test. The juvenile escaped from the hospital amidst the crowd, where a medical camp was being held.
The police immediately launched a search operation, but the juvenile remained untraceable. His family members were also alerted. The Shanti Nagar police registered a case against him under Section 262 (Punishment for resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Assistant Police Inspector Pravin Bhosale of Mira Road Police Station stated, “We formed two teams of police personnel to detain him. Local informers were alerted about his whereabouts. We received information that he was spotted near Mira Road Station. One team was dispatched, and he was detained on Friday evening. We will produce him before the Juvenile Justice Board in Bhiwandi.”
