Overview
- Students at Lovely Professional University damaged campus property, set vehicles and objects on fire and blocked National Highway 44 on Sunday, prompting clashes with police that left several people and officers hurt.
- Police recorded statements from students, registered an FIR against unidentified persons and formed an SIT that will analyse forensic samples, CCTV footage and call records as the probe continues.
- LPU denied the allegations as false and blamed 'anti‑social elements' while suspending regular classes for 10 days and postponing midterm exams as management and student leaders prepare to meet.
- Protesters combined the unverified rape claim with longer‑running grievances about hostel staffing, access to university systems and slow redressal of complaints, and some students say talks with management are scheduled to address those demands.
- The unrest follows a similar late‑night protest at Chitkara University the day before and highlights how rapid spread of unverified claims on social media can trigger large campus mobilisations, highway blockades and forensic‑led criminal probes.