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For this crime, Mumbai police know the thieves but can't arrest them

<p>After Bhandup resident discovered that three minors had brazenly stolen his child's bicycle, according to new directives by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in May, no FIR can be filed against a minor for petty offences</p>

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The cycle after the wheels were stolen
The cycle after the wheels were stolen

When advocate Arpan Malwankar bought his 10-year-old son Shardul a new cycle for his birthday, he had no idea it would become the cause of his heartbreak, too. After he discovered that three minors had brazenly stolen its tyres from his Bhandup home -- an ev­ent that was caught on CCTV -- he also found there was nothing he could do about it.

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