{
  "id": 10137301,
  "title": "LPU students protest, block highway, set objects on fire over unverified rape report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/lpu-students-protest-block-highway-set-objects-on-fire-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T03:57:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/lpu-students-protest-block-highway-set-objects-on-fire-over-unverified-rape-report/articleshow/134514414.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students at Lovely Professional University protested over alleged rumors of a rape incident on campus. They damaged property and blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway during their demonstration. Police stated that the claims were unfounded and reported no such crime. A heavy police presence was deployed to control the situation and address students' grievances. This unrest followed a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Violent protests at LPU over unverified rape report; Phagwara-Jalandhar highway blocked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/violent-protests-at-lpu-over-unverified-rape-report-phagwara",
        "published": "2026-09-27T02:45:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "LPU Phagwara Protest: Video Shows Students Vandalise Campus, Set Property On Fire Over Viral Rape Rumour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/lpu-phagwara-protest-video-shows-students-vandalise-campus-set",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:35:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Punjab University Students Vandalise Campus, Block Highway Over 'Rape' Rumour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/punjab-university-students-vandalise-campus-block-highway-over-rape",
        "published": "2026-09-27T05:04:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}