{
  "id": 10260591,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T17:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-university-lpu-students-protest-rape-lovely-professional-university-12106376"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students at Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara went on a rampage, damaging property and blocking a national highway, over claims that a female student had been raped and later died by suicide. The university management denied the allegations, calling them \"rumours\".\n\nThe protest turned violent, with students clashing with police, hurling stones, and setting vehicles on fire. Police resorted to a lathi charge and an FIR was registered based on the students' statement. A special investigation team was formed to probe the matter.\n\nAccording to NDTV, the controversy began after students vandalised parts of the campus and set fire to sections of the building. A video released by the university showed students denying the rape claim, but then calling it scripted.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:40:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "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-10265103",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:45:10.000Z"
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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."
}