Delhi Safety Crisis
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Recent Delhi-NCR Assault Cases
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India’s Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of recent sexual assaults and rape cases involving women and minors in Delhi and the wider National Capital Region, registering a case and seeking responses from police. The justices expressed anguish over the incidents, drew painful parallels with the 2012 Nirbhaya case and said the reports point to a serious failure by authorities to protect public safety. The court stressed that parks, buses and roads must not become high-risk spaces, and raised concern that earlier complaints about security lapses had gone unaddressed.
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The court identified three incidents it had taken note of: the alleged rape of a 17-year-old at Astha Kunj park near Lady Shri Ram College, the gang rape of a minor in Swaroop Nagar, and the sexual assault of a minor on a bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi.
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The bench said the right to live with dignity and free from violence is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.
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The Astha Kunj case drew scrutiny because students at Lady Shri Ram College had previously reported sexual harassment, but those complaints did not lead to security improvements through advanced surveillance, the court noted.
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The case was heard by a bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran.
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