LPU Protests: Students Clash with Police, Vehicles Torched over Alleged Rape; Varsity Denies Claim
- Students at Lovely Professional University protested allegations that a female hostel resident had been sexually assaulted and later died by suicide.
- The protest reportedly involved clashes with police, vandalism, fires, injuries, and a blockade of the Jalandhar–Phagwara highway.
- Lovely Professional University denied the sexual-assault allegation, while three residents later said officials instructed them what to say and used their statements without consent.
- Police registered a case and formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate the allegations and ensuing unrest.
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Students at Lovely Professional University have been protesting since rumors of a rape of a student spread. They clashed with police, and several police vehicles were set on fire.
Students Deny 'Rape' In Video Released By Punjab's Lovely Professional University, Then Call It Scripted
The controversy began after students at LPU vandalised parts of the campus and set fire to sections of the building, following a protest over unverified claims that a female student had been sexually assaulted and had later died by suicide.
LPU protests: Students clash with police, vehicles torched over alleged rape; varsity denies claim
Protests continued at the Lovely Professional University on Sunday, with agitators clashing with police and setting vehicles on fire over alleged rape of a female student inside the campus. However, the varsity has denied the rape claims.
Fresh violence at LPU: Police jeep torched, vehicles damaged, several injured amid student protest - The Tribune
Violence erupted again at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara on Sunday evening, with students allegedly pelting stones at police personnel from inside the campus.
Student protests outside LPU resulted in stone-throwing and vandalism. Some vehicles were set on fire. Police cleared the highway and directed students to the campus.
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