{
  "id": 10240722,
  "title": "Lovely Professional University Students Go On Rampage Over Rape Claim, Vandalise Campus & Block NH-44 | Videos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/lovely-professional-university-students-go-on-rampage-over-rape-claim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:40:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/lovely-professional-university-students-go-on-rampage-over-rape-claim-vandalise-campus-block-nh-44-videos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday morning, students from Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara city erupted in a violent protest, causing extensive damage to the campus and blocking a major national highway. According to the students, an unknown individual allegedly raped a female student on university premises, leading to the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegation. However, university officials denied the claims, calling them \"rumors\" and releasing a video statement from three female students who claimed no such incident occurred.\n\nThe protest, which began near a girls' hostel around 1 am, saw students climb onto a decommissioned MiG-23UM aircraft and a military tank, damage windows and flower pots, and set items on fire. They also blocked the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway-44, causing significant traffic congestion. The violent incident followed a similar protest the previous day at Chitkara University in Patiala, where students allegedly set a police vehicle on fire over unverified claims of female student suicides on campus.\n\nDespite the protest, a heavy police presence was present, and the LPU management assured the students that their genuine grievances would be addressed. The students further demanded that the University Management System, which grants access to all varsity activities, remain accessible during the protest, and that the entire hostel staff be female. The LPU Vice Chancellor, Jaspal Singh Sandhu, promised to meet the protestors and assure them that their issues would be resolved.",
  "summary": "Phagwara: Students of Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara went on a rampage on the campus early Sunday, damaging property and blocking a national highway over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university premises. Police said a rape case has been registered against an unknown person on a complaint by the students, and an SIT has been formed to investigate the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Students Deny 'Rape' In Video Released By Punjab's Lovely Professional University, Then Call It Scripted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/students-deny-rape-in-video-released-by-punjabs-lovely-professional",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:45:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}