According to data released by Rajasthan’s home department, the state saw a slight rise in the number of criminal cases registered against juveniles in 2022, as compared to the previous year. The number of crimes committed by juveniles in Rajasthan in 2021 was 3,701, which increased to 4,257 the following year. These include rape, theft, murder, extortion and matters under the POSCO (Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Arms) Act. Some of the recent incidents of such crimes that made the headlines in the state are the arrest of a juvenile along with the arrest of two others for looting Rs 30 lakh from a jewellery shop in Jhunjhunu district, a student arrested for murdering a 54-year-old teacher for reprimanding and expelling him from school, and three juveniles were detained for attacking a retired teacher with a knife.
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