Aastha Kunj park gang-rape: Supreme Court registers suo motu case

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala on Monday (September 28, 2026) registered a suo motu case in the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl. A week ago on September 21, 2026, three men posing as police officers sexually assaulted a minor, inside south Delhi’s Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir.

Dictating the order taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, Justice Pardiwala said the alleged crime reveals the systemic failure on the part of the Government of Delhi NCR and the capital’s police to ensure basic public safety.

Justice Pardiwala said merely expressing commiseration was not enough.

The Hindu reported earlier that, the stretch around Aastha Kunj Park had already figured in Delhi Police’s dark-spot surveys, which are meant to identify poorly lit areas. Yet the lighting gaps remained when the alleged assault took place on Monday (September 21, 2026) evening.