New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi government and police for a "systemic failure" to guarantee basic public safety, taking suo motu cognisance of recent sexual offences across Delhi-NCR and ordering the Commissioner of Police to immediately audit public spaces in the Capital, observing that parks, roads, and public places cannot be permitted to become "zones of high risk" to citizens. The court directed the Commissioner to constitute dedicated teams in every police district, headed by officers not below the rank of deputy superintendent of police, to inspect parks, isolated stretches, transport hubs, markets, areas around educational institutions and other vulnerable locations for gaps in lighting, surveillance, patrolling and access control. The audit report must be submitted to the Supreme Court by October 5, with citizens also allowed to flag locations lacking adequate lighting or CCTV coverage. A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran took note of reports of three recent sexual assaults on minors --at Aastha Kunj park near LSR College, in Swaroop Nagar and inside a bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi -- and said the incidents, alongside other recent reports of sexual offences across Delhi-NCR, required more than expressions of solidarity. "What is required is a measurable response, with responsibility and accountability fixed upon the authorities entrusted with prevention of crime, maintenance of public order and protection of vulnerable persons," the bench said....