“CCTV footage of the crime scene was checked, but no suspicious activity was found near the house of the complainant at the time of the incident. The team further examined the neighbourhood for any clues but no one witnessed any suspicious activity during the said time,” the DCP added.
The police then focused on the role of family members in the crime. Later, they noticed that the minor son of the woman had been missing since the crime. They started gathering information and questioned his school friends.
“Our team got to know that he (accused) had purchased a new iPhone worth ₹50,000. The team conducted many raids on his hideouts at Dharampura, Kakrola and Najafgarh, but everytime he managed to escape. On Tuesday, a tipoff was received that the juvenile will come to his home at about 6 pm, following which a trap was laid near the house,” DCP Singh said.
During the search, an Apple iPhone mobile was recovered from the juvenile’s possession. Initially, the boy denied his involvement. However, he later confessed that he had sold the stolen gold to two goldsmiths.
The juvenile said that he is a student of Class 9 and studying in a private school in Najafgarh. His father died due to illness and he did not have any interest in studies and scored average marks,” the DCP said.
“In order to make a stunning impression over his girlfriend on her birthday, he approached his mother to give him money but due to limited resources, she denied and advised him to concentrate on his studies. Angered over the denial, he decided to steal money from his house,” the police added.
