{
  "id": 10138004,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T04:35:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/lpu-phagwara-protest-video-shows-students-vandalise-campus-set-property-on-fire-over-viral-rape-rumour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday night, September 26, a tense situation erupted at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab following an unverified message alleging a female student had been raped. The rumor led to protests on campus and spreading to the nearby highway, resulting in vandalism and a set fire. Despite the chaos, police report no rape complaint has been filed and their preliminary investigation finds no evidence to support the claim.",
  "summary": "A tense situation unfolded at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, on Saturday night, September 26, after an unverified message alleging that a female student had been raped spread across several WhatsApp groups and social media platforms. The reports triggered protests on the university campus, with a large number of students gathering and raising slogans. According to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Protests erupted at LPU Phagwara over unverified rape rumor.",
    "Campus vandalized and property set on fire during chaos.",
    "Police find no evidence to support the rape allegation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The violent protests at LPU Phagwara highlight the volatile consequences of unverified rumors spreading rapidly on campus, posing a challenge to authorities in maintaining order and verifying information.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "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": "Times of India",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-27T03:57:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}