L-G directs MCD, DDA to undertake safety audits of public parks

Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday directed civic authorities to conduct safety audits of public parks across the Capital. The L-G gave the order after reviewing safety arrangements at a meeting attended by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner, the Commissioner of Police, and the Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Lok Niwas stated in a release.

The move comes after a 17-year-old girl was gang-raped allegedly by three men who posed as police personnel at Astha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir in south-east Delhi on Monday. All three accused were arrested on Tuesday. A city court remanded the accused in two-day judicial custody on Wednesday.

The Delhi police have not sought their custody so far. Further investigation is under way in the case.