Punjab LPU Violence: Students Vandalise Campus, Set Buildings On Fire Over Unverified Gangrape-Suicide Claims
Summarized by AI; it may make mistakes. Check important info
Summarized by AI; it may make mistakes. Check important info
Tension gripped Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab after around 2,000 students protested over unverified claims of a female student's alleged gangrape or suicide.
Protest Erupts Over Social Media Claims
The protest began near the girls' hostel in Phagwara after rumours about the alleged incident spread through social media and across the campus.
Students later blocked the National Highway, bringing traffic to a halt. The protest escalated as groups entered parts of the university and vandalised property.
Window panes were smashed, bricks and flower pots were thrown, and parts of university buildings were set on fire. Some social media posts also alleged that a worker was involved in the purported incident.
Police Refute Gangrape, Suicide Claims
Police said they have found no evidence to substantiate either the gangrape or suicide allegations and have received no complaint related to the claims.
Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora said the situation appeared to have resulted from a misunderstanding between students and the university administration.
According to SSP Gaurav Toora, some students claimed that a girl student had died by suicide, while others alleged that she had been raped.
He said police had so far found no evidence to substantiate the claims and had received no complaint regarding the alleged incident.
Highway Reopened, Talks Underway
Police reached the university after the protest intensified and cleared the highway, which has since been reopened.
Toora said the students caused extensive damage to university property during the unrest.
SSP Gaurav Toora said that the students had caused extensive damage to university property through rioting and vandalism and had blocked the National Highway.
The situation has been brought under control, while talks between students and the university administration are underway to resolve the matter. The university administration has not yet issued a response to the allegations.
