'Shopping for free': Students loot LPU campus mall; torch computer science block
Several videos from Lovely Professional University show students reportedly taking items from shops during protests. The protests were sparked by allegations surrounding the rape of a female student and a student's suicide. Police reported clashes, stone-pelting, and damage to property during the unrest, escalated by social media rumors. An investigation has been initiated, while the university…
Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab's Phagwara witnessed violent protests on Sunday, resulting in students looting items from shops inside the university's Uni Mall and causing damage to property. Videos emerged showing students entering stores, taking food, gadgets, and other items, and even torching the computer science block.
Some videos also showed protesters eating inside the mall, while others depicted damaged shops and other university properties. The unrest began as protests over claims of the alleged rape of a female student escalated, with protesters vandalizing property, attacking police vehicles, and blocking NH-44. Police reported that stones were thrown at them after they asked protesters to clear the highway blockade, resulting in two police vehicles being set on fire and several others damaged.
Some protesters were identified with their faces covered. LPU denied the rape allegations, describing them as "false, baseless, and fabricated rumors" and cooperated with the investigation. The university suspended classes for 10 days and postponed midterm examinations.
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