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Unverified claims of suicide by two students spark protests at Patiala pvt university
Hundreds of students protested at the campus following unverified suicide rumors refuted by university officials and local police during an immediate inquiry.
- Massive student protests erupted at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara and Chitkara University in Patiala following unverified social media rumors, with demonstrators blocking highways and vandalizing campus property.
- Triggered by a five-line message claiming an outsider raped a student, the LPU unrest followed a similar protest at Chitkara just 27 hours earlier; police found no evidence for either incident, attributing chaos to misinformation.
- On September 27, agitated crowds escalated to violence, damaging property, setting objects on fire, and blocking the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway for over 15 hours while protesters manhandled a KSM outpost in-charge.
- Police arrested five individuals, including one LPU student, in connection with the violence and registered multiple FIRs, while university officials categorically denied the sexual assault allegations.
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court sought a detailed status report on the episode, which followed a history of campus controversies; LPU suspended classes for 10 days amid ongoing investigations into anti-social elements.
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LPU protest: 'Big conspiracy' behind vandalism on campus, says chancellor Mittal
Jalandhar, Sep 30 (PTI) Lovely Professional University (LPU) founder-chancellor Ashok Mittal on Wednesday said there is a “big conspiracy” behind the violence on the varsity campus. It was Mittal’s first reaction since protests rocked the LPU in Phagwara over the alleged rape of a female student on the campus. The Rajya Sabha MP said, “Absolutely, […]
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