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LPU Campus Tense After Rape Allegation: Students Protest, Vandalise Property and Block Highway

Penti Naidu

Tension prevailed at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab in the early hours of Sunday. After allegations of rape of a female student at the university went viral on social media, students suddenly went on a rampage. They committed vandalism in universities. Students protested by climbing onto a MiG-23 fighter jet and a military tank on the campus. Videos related to this have gone viral on social media.

Police said that the protest began near the girls’ hostel at 1 am on Sunday. The students alleged that a female student was raped on September 24 and that a plumber or construction worker had raped her. They claimed that the hostel warden was ignored even after informing him.

Police initially said that they had no confirmation on the allegations in this case. Later, Jalandhar Range DIG Naveen Singla revealed that a case was registered after recording the student’s statement. A SIT has been formed to investigate the case. The investigation is being conducted based on forensic, CCTV and phone data.

The campus turned into a war zone due to the students’ protest. The windows of the campus and flower pots were broken. Some items were set on fire. The Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway was blocked. This caused severe traffic disruption. The police diverted traffic to other alternative routes.

Along with the rape investigation, the students put forward some other demands before the police. They demanded that all the staff in the girls’ hostel should be women. Meanwhile, the university management has denied the allegations being circulated on social media. Registrar Monita Gulati said in a statement that there is no truth in these allegations. Some social elements have accused the police of spreading false propaganda on social media.

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