{
  "id": 10335337,
  "title": "Rape claim, university denial, then arson: What we know about Punjab’s LPU protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/rape-claim-university-denial-then-arson-what-we-know-about-punjabs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T01:58:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rape-claim-university-denial-then-arson-what-we-know-about-punjab-lpu-protest-monica-gulati-jalandhar-phagwara-101790558958232.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab's Phagwara staged a protest, which turned violent, on Sunday. According to The Indian Express, the students were alleging that a girl student had been sexually assaulted by an \"outsider\" on campus. The university denied the allegation, describing it as \"baseless and fabricated rumours\".\n\nThe protests resulted in damaged property, vandalised shops, and vehicles being set on fire, with the national highway also being blocked. The university responded by suspending classes for 10 days and postponing mid-term examinations. The Punjab police registered an FIR against an unidentified person on charges of rape, but were unable to substantiate the allegation in preliminary investigations.\n\nThe police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to further probe the matter. According to an officer, the three girls present in the hostel room where the sexual assault was alleged to have occurred denied that any such incident took place. The university advised students to remain inside their hostels or places of residence and avoid unnecessary movement.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Violence over sexual assault claim in LPU, university denies incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/violence-over-sexual-assault-claim-in-lpu-university-denies-incident",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:00:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "LPU students first denied rape claim, later alleged ‘instructions’ from university",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lpu-students-first-denied-rape-claim-later-alleged-instructions-from",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}