Supreme Court took note of the brutal assault on a woman advocate allegedly by her husband in New Delhi, and directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to hand over the probe to a senior police person, preferably a woman officer in the rank of ACP or DCP. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Monday (April 27, 2026) took note of the brutal assault on a woman advocate allegedly by her husband in New Delhi, and directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to hand over the probe to a senior police person, preferably a woman officer in the rank of ACP or DCP. Taking suo motu action in the matter, a Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also asked the investigating officer to look into the aspect of three hospitals refusing admission to the victim. Published – April 27, 2026 12:10 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation BJP staring at electoral losses in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala: Farooq Abdullah gender agenda newsletter woman screaming, man crying