NEW DELHI: A Class XII student of Delhi Public School stole his neighbour`s car at Alaknanda locality of south Delhi and wanted to sell it for pocket money when he was arrested during a routine security check, police said on Friday.
The 18-year-old was picked up on Wednesday from Karol Bagh, where he hoped to sell the stolen Maruti 800. Cops were shocked to find that the boy`s father was a general manager at BHEL and his mother a lecturer at a polytechnic college. His elder brother was studying engineering at a reputed college in Delhi.
"The boy had thought of making quick money by selling off the car at a premium,`` said Vivek Kishore, DCP (central). The teenager was produced in court and send to jail on Thursday.
Sources said the youngster routinely splurged money on his friends and wanted to lead a lavish lifestyle. "When his parents and brother found out about his habits, they cut down on his pocket money. This led the accused to plan the theft," an officer at the Kalkaji police station said.
"Some time ago, he made a duplicate key of his neighbour`s Maruti 800. He chose the car as he had access to his neighbour`s house. He drove off with the car on Wednesday morning," the officer said.
The teenager couldn`t have chosen a worse time to steal the car. When he reached Karol Bagh, he found the police there were on a special checking drive in the run-up to Republic Day.
"The boy was asked to slow down for the security check. He panicked and tried to drive away. Our cops stopped him and asked him to show his papers. Initially, he said he had forgotten to carry the documents. But he soon confessed to stealing the car from his neighbour, Jai Chaudhry," the officer said.
"The boy told us he wanted to sell the car as he needed pocket money,`` he added.
Police said educated youngsters were increasingly getting into crime. Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau show that while youths aged 18-30 years were behind 46.5% of all crime nationally, in Delhi people in that age group committed 57% of all crime. About 12% of criminals caught in the capital were educated. And 85% to 93% were first-timers, 57% of whom were younger than 25.
The Karol Bagh police have also arrested a 28-year-old MBA student for car theft. "The accused, identified as Vishal Rajput who lives in Noida, had stolen an SUV from Krishna Nagar in east Delhi. The car was stolen in 2007 and we nabbed Rajput on Friday based on a tip-off," an officer said, adding that investigations were on.
The 18-year-old was picked up on Wednesday from Karol Bagh, where he hoped to sell the stolen Maruti 800. Cops were shocked to find that the boy`s father was a general manager at BHEL and his mother a lecturer at a polytechnic college. His elder brother was studying engineering at a reputed college in Delhi.
"The boy had thought of making quick money by selling off the car at a premium,`` said Vivek Kishore, DCP (central). The teenager was produced in court and send to jail on Thursday.
Sources said the youngster routinely splurged money on his friends and wanted to lead a lavish lifestyle. "When his parents and brother found out about his habits, they cut down on his pocket money. This led the accused to plan the theft," an officer at the Kalkaji police station said.
"Some time ago, he made a duplicate key of his neighbour`s Maruti 800. He chose the car as he had access to his neighbour`s house. He drove off with the car on Wednesday morning," the officer said.
The teenager couldn`t have chosen a worse time to steal the car. When he reached Karol Bagh, he found the police there were on a special checking drive in the run-up to Republic Day.
"The boy was asked to slow down for the security check. He panicked and tried to drive away. Our cops stopped him and asked him to show his papers. Initially, he said he had forgotten to carry the documents. But he soon confessed to stealing the car from his neighbour, Jai Chaudhry," the officer said.
"The boy told us he wanted to sell the car as he needed pocket money,`` he added.
Police said educated youngsters were increasingly getting into crime. Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau show that while youths aged 18-30 years were behind 46.5% of all crime nationally, in Delhi people in that age group committed 57% of all crime. About 12% of criminals caught in the capital were educated. And 85% to 93% were first-timers, 57% of whom were younger than 25.
The Karol Bagh police have also arrested a 28-year-old MBA student for car theft. "The accused, identified as Vishal Rajput who lives in Noida, had stolen an SUV from Krishna Nagar in east Delhi. The car was stolen in 2007 and we nabbed Rajput on Friday based on a tip-off," an officer said, adding that investigations were on.
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