Punjab University Students Vandalise Campus, Block Highway Over 'Rape' Rumour

Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, protested and vandalised the campus after unverified reports on social media about the alleged rape of a female student. According to NDTV, a protesting student claimed that a female student was raped by a construction worker on campus, then sent home by college authorities, and later died by suicide.

The protest began early on Sunday, with students damaging property, including window panes and flower pots, and setting objects on fire. They also blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kapurthula, Gaurav Toora, stated that police had no information about any such crime and that the situation was under control.

The police received information that students gathered at the LPU campus at 1:45 am and blocked a road. Toora said that the students had some issues with the LPU administration, which they claimed were not being redressed properly. An assessment of the property damage was being done, and necessary legal action would be taken.

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