Police had identified poor lighting near Aastha Kunj before reported gang rape
Delhi Police surveys had identified poorly lit stretches around Aastha Kunj and sent the reported deficiencies to civic agencies. The material also says that a third of the 1,525 streetlights checked in southeast Delhi were not working, while lighting gaps remained in the area.
Poor lighting around Aastha Kunj had already been identified in Delhi Police surveys before the reported gang rape, according to The Hindu. The surveys flagged stretches around the park that were inadequately lit. The deficiencies were sent to civic agencies, indicating that the police had raised the issue with bodies responsible for addressing the reported infrastructure gaps.
However, lighting problems remained in the area. The supplied material does not specify when the surveys were conducted, which agencies received the reports or what action was taken in response to them. The figures cited in the report show the wider scale of the problem in southeast Delhi: 1,525 streetlights were checked, and 33% were found to be non-functional.
The available information does not state whether the defective lights near Aastha Kunj were included in that total, nor does it provide details about repairs or the condition of the park at the time of the reported crime.
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