{
  "id": 11208427,
  "title": "LPU Violence: Founder Ashok Mittal on viral rape rumour, violence and ‘larger conspiracy’ to malign Punjab | Interview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lpu-violence-founder-ashok-mittal-on-viral-rape-rumour-violence-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:59:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/lpu-violence-founder-ashok-mittal-on-viral-rape-rumour-violence-and-a-larger-conspiracy-to-maligh-punjab-interview-11790861551966.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ashok Mittal, the founder-chairman of LPU, who is also BJP MP, says the rape rumours were ‘100 per cent false’ and the whole incident – from provoking social media messages and violence – was part of a larger conspiracy by malicious elements to spread anarchy and destabilise Punjab.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}