Guwahati, Sept. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of recent cases of sexual assault involving minors and women in the Delhi-NCR region, seeking a response from the Delhi Police over concerns surrounding public safety.

A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran took note of media reports on the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji, the alleged gang rape of a minor in Swaroop Nagar and the sexual assault of another minor on a bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi.

The court expressed concern over the recurrence of such incidents and drew a comparison with the 2012 Nirbhaya case, questioning whether sufficient lessons had been learned from the tragedy.

The ben...