Srinagar: The families of juveniles being detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have alleged that authorities are not only picking up their children but are also making them pay for the meals that are served to their wards while in custody.

At least five families in a Srinagar locality claimed that police personnel in civilian clothes are picking up children, aged 14 to 16 years, bundling them into private vehicles before driving them to police stations.

The police, the families alleged, are driving around the residential neighbourhoods of Srinagar in the private vehicles to scout for juveniles roaming around their homes.