Cops, govt have failed to ensure public safety in Delhi: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: In view of a "series of deeply disturbing" egregious crimes against girls and women in Delhi, Supreme Court Monday said it was a systemic failure on the part of Delhi govt and police that they can't provide a safe and secure environment to the public, which is their basic fundamental right, and sought an explanation from the authorities.Referring to the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park, the gang rape and murder of a girl in Swaroop Nagar, and the sexual assault of a girl inside a moving bus that covered a distance of over 47km from Greater Noida to Delhi, SC said that these have raised serious…