Robbery institutions that train young children to become thieves have become a topic of discussion in India
In three villages in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, ‘thief schools’ where children as young as 12 are trained by criminals with experience in pickpocketing and robbery have become famous.
The three villages of Kadia, Gulkidi and Hulkedi, located about 120 kilometers from the state capital, are reportedly home to juvenile delinquents.
Children trained in the “dark arts” are trained to pickpocket, pickpocket, commit robbery, defraud bank accounts, evade the police, and withstand beatings when caught by the police.
To get the dark art, the children’s parents pay 200 to 300 thousand rupees or 2400 to 3600 US dollars.
The villages where these ‘thief schools’ are located are known for producing some of the most notorious criminals in Indian history.
Due to poverty and lack of education, families send their children to these thief schools because they are unable to give them proper education.
After their children graduate as thieves, they join gangs. The student’s families receive an annual payment of 300,000 to 500,000 rupees or 3,600 to 6,000 US dollars from the gang leaders for their services in providing their children with theft.
Crime is deeply rooted in these villages.
Although the police know about the activities, there is nothing they can do.
Because society always protects gangsters.
Even if the police try to arrest one of the criminals, the community clashes with the police.
Boda police station inspector Ramkumar Bhagat told NDTV news agency, “When we have to go to these villages, we will take the strength of several police stations to arrest the accused. The gangs use youths, mostly under the age of 17, who are trained in the villages to carry out their activities.
They use them.
Much of the theft is committed by minors, making combating the entrenched criminal culture even more challenging.
Children who undergo training in thieves schools come from poor families.
But they are educated so that they can easily blend in with rich families.
They often infiltrate special events such as weddings where they can easily pickpocket guests, steal their jewelry, and even commit outright robberies.
According to police records, more than 8,000 case reports have been registered by more than 2,000 individuals from these three villages at police stations across the country.