India’s top court says need to fix accountability over Delhi rape cases, media reports

Secondo quanto riportato dai media, la Corte Suprema indiana afferma che è necessario definire le responsabilità nei casi di stupro avvenuti a Delhi


College students talk with a police officer during a solidarity march demanding police action and better safety for women following the alleged gang rape of a girl, in New Delhi, India, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra (Reuters)

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of India on Monday pushed for accountability over a recent spate of rape cases in the national capital and neighbouring districts, saying they reflected a “failure of law enforcement”, local media reported.

• Hundreds of students protested in Delhi last week demanding better safety for women after a teenager said she was gang-raped by three men at a park in the city.

• Last month, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a moving bus by the driver and conductor, local media reported.

• The Supreme Court said public spaces, including parks and buses, could not become “high-risk” zones because of poor lighting and surveillance, and other basic facilities, legal news website Live Law reported.

• The court said fixing accountability was necessary and directed its administration to file a public interest petition on the issue for the court to pursue, legal news website Bar and Bench said.

• Sexual violence is a major problem across India, with more than 80 rapes reported to police every day, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta told a TV channel last week that there had been lapses and vowed to improve security, while Delhi Police said it had increased “visible policing” and intensified patrolling.

(Reporting by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh and Sonali Paul)

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