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PUNE: The Kondhwa police on Friday detained a 17-year-old for sodomizing a 10-year-old boy and sent him to a children’s home. The suspect works at a grocery store on NIBM Road The incident allegedly happened on August 6, after the boy was caught trying to steal a bottle of water.The incident came to light after the terrified boy confided in his mother, who lodged an FIR with the police.The 17-year-old has been booked under the relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.“We detained the minor and sent him to a children’s home after receiving permission from the juvenile court,” senior inspector Milind Gaikwad, the in-charge of Kondhwa police station, said..