Punjab university students block highway, damage campus property over unverified rape rumours

A protest at Lovely Professional University in Punjab turned violent after rumours of a gang rape and a student’s death spread on campus. Students blocked a highway and damaged university buildings. Police said they had received no complaint or evidence to support the rape allegation, while LPU called the claims false.

New Delhi: Students damaged buildings and blocked a highway near Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab late on Saturday after unverified claims of a gang rape and a student’s death spread on campus. Police said they had found no evidence to support the rape allegation. The university called the rumours “false, baseless and fabricated”.

Around 2,000 students gathered near the girls’ hostel in Phagwara after the claims circulated on........

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