India, June 6 -- The Yerawada police on Friday detained a 13-year-old juvenile allegedly involved in a series of bicycle thefts in the Maharashtra Housing Board and Nagpur Chawl areas, recovering 15 stolen bicycles worth approximately Rs.1 lakh from the minor.

According to the police, after receiving complaints about the thefts, officers reviewed CCTV footage and traced the suspect.

Based on a tip-off, the juvenile was located in New Khadki, where he was living with his grandmother.

The police contacted the minor's guardians and questioned him in their presence, during which he confessed to the thefts. Anjum Baghvan, senior inspector, Yerawada Police Station, said, "The juvenile said that his mother had passed away, while his father an...