Juvenile Crime / Odisha Class-9 Student Detained for Threatening School Headmaster with Gun
·3 months ago·2 min read
Key Points
- Class-9 student detained for allegedly threatening school headmaster with a gun
- Police probe how firearm entered Korua Government High School campus
- Odisha saw a rise in juvenile crime cases in 2023, NCRB data show
Kendrapara, Dec 13: A Class-9 student has been detained at Kudanagari police station after allegedly threatening the headmaster at gunpoint inside a classroom at Korua Government High School in Kendrapara district.
The incident has triggered fear and unrest within the school community, prompting police to launch a detailed investigation into how a firearm entered the campus and who may have supplied it to the minor.
Police officials said the case is being handled under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, and the student is being questioned to establish the sequence of events and possible involvement of others. The recovery and verification of the weapon, along with its source, remain central to the investigation.
The incident comes amid a wider national concern over juvenile crime. According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India 2023 report, India registered 31,365 cases of juveniles in conflict with law in 2023, marking a 2.7 per cent rise compared with 2022. The juvenile crime rate increased to 7.1 per lakh children from 6.9 a year earlier. Delhi reported the highest rate, while Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases.
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In Odisha, juvenile crime cases rose to 1,507 in 2023, up from 1,163 in 2022 and 1,334 in 2021. NCRB data also show that property-related offences dominate juvenile crime in the state, with 646 theft cases and 106 burglary cases recorded in 2023, while serious offences such as robbery, extortion and dacoity were minimal.
The incident has triggered fear and unrest within the school community, prompting police to launch a detailed investigation into how a firearm entered the campus and who may have supplied it to the minor.
Police officials said the case is being handled under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, and the student is being questioned to establish the sequence of events and possible involvement of others. The recovery and verification of the weapon, along with its source, remain central to the investigation.
The incident comes amid a wider national concern over juvenile crime. According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India 2023 report, India registered 31,365 cases of juveniles in conflict with law in 2023, marking a 2.7 per cent rise compared with 2022. The juvenile crime rate increased to 7.1 per lakh children from 6.9 a year earlier. Delhi reported the highest rate, while Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases.
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In Odisha, juvenile crime cases rose to 1,507 in 2023, up from 1,163 in 2022 and 1,334 in 2021. NCRB data also show that property-related offences dominate juvenile crime in the state, with 646 theft cases and 106 burglary cases recorded in 2023, while serious offences such as robbery, extortion and dacoity were minimal.
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