Juvenile apprehended for sexual assault on minor boy in Rajouris’ Sunderbani

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri district on Monday claimed to have arrested a juvenile for alleged sexual assault on a minor boy in Sunderbani area in the district.
In an official statement issued on Monday the SSP Rajouri Mohammad Aslam said that on 24 Feb, a lady namely Jyoti Devi wife of Rakesh Singh resident of village Bela Khwas, at present WNo 05, Sunderbani lodged a written report at police station Sunderbani stating therein that at around 04 PM her minor son (name withheld), aged 05 years, was playing on rooftop of the house.
In the meantime, one juvenile (details withheld) who happens to be her neighbour’s son came there and took her minor son to his nearby house, he said.
There, the juvenile committed carnal intercourse with her minor child and fled away from the spot, said SSP.
The Officer said that sensing nature and sensitivity of crime, immediately case FIR No.11/2023 under section 5 (m) /06 POCSO Act, 377/IPC was registered at PS Sunderbani.
Different police teams were constituted to apprehend the juvenile and on the basis of human as well as technical intelligence, several raids were conducted at different places, he added.
Finally, the juvenile was apprehended from a suspected hideout as he was continuously changing his locations and trying to dodge police, SSP Rajouri Mohammad Aslam said adding that the juvenile was apprehended within 24 hours after committing the heinous crime.
Police team headed by SHO Sunderbani, Insp. Deepak Pathania and assisted by PSI Sunil Raskotra, ASI Sardari Lal made the apprehension.
Juvenile is a vagabond type of character who used to flee towards Punjab, Haryana after indulging in mischiefs and there are several complaints against him already and he was apprehended very timely otherwise he would have escaped outside the UT of J&K, police said.
SSP Rajouri Mohammad Aslam also said that parents are advised to keep a check on the negative activities of their children which if reprimanded, correctly and timely can avoid major crimes at a later stage.
He further hailed the efforts of the police team from Sunderbani police station for timely action and arrest of the accused