Supreme Court on Monday issued directives after media reports of crimes against minor girls and women in Delhi‑NCR, ordering Delhi Police to deploy dedicated teams in every district within four weeks to map crime hotspots and audit public lighting and CCTV.
The teams must conduct an immediate survey and inspection of vulnerable areas, drawing on National Crime Records Bureau data, local intelligence, past complaints and other objective indicators to pinpoint locations where poor lighting, lack of surveillance, insufficient patrolling, abandoned structures or poor access control increase risk.
A district‑wise vulnerability map will be prepared and shared across adjoining police stations, while appropriate patrolling and security arrangements must be deployed at all identified public parks and vulnerable areas at all times, especially during evenings and early mornings. Each site will have a designated officer and a periodic inspection mechanism.
The court directed an immediate lighting and CCTV audit across all public parks and vulnerable zones to eliminate blind spots, requiring rapid repair of non‑functional equipment and installation of additional lights and cameras wherever citizen reports flag inadequacies. Similar audits are to be conducted at metro stations, bus stops, railway stations and other major transport facilities within or adjoining identified vulnerable zones.
Citizens can use the CM Jan Sunwai portal to report deficiencies; each report must be geo‑tagged, forwarded to the competent authority and acted upon within a prescribed timeframe.
The Registrar General of the Delhi High Court must submit within four weeks comprehensive information on the status and functioning of fast‑track special courts and exclusive POCSO courts in Delhi, and the bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran also seeks reports on how the National Database on Sexual Offenders is utilized, how the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences is monitored, and how the Mission Shakti programme is operational in the city. All reports are due in four weeks.