New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the personal presence of a senior Delhi Police officer on Thursday to explain allegations that women journalists covering the recent protests in the capital were assaulted and detained, stepping up its scrutiny of the police crackdown on demonstrators and mediapersons. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made the observation after senior advocate Indira Jaising mentioned a petition filed by the Network of Women in Media, India, seeking safeguards for journalists covering protests, particularly women journalists. The bench agreed to list the petition on Thursday along with the pending matters. "We would like some senior officer to remain present here and explain," said the CJI, making it clear that the police would have to respond. Jaising informed the court that the copy of the petition and an advance notice had been given to solicitor general Tushar Mehta. The court's decision to seek the presence of a senior officer comes amid allegations that journalists were assaulted, manhandled and forcibly removed while reporting on protests....