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Student protests at an Indian university have turned violent following claims that a female student was raped on campus.
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Protests over an alleged rape claim at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara escalated into violence on the second day, with students blocking the Phagwara-Jalandhar stretch of National Highway 44. Demonstrators pelted stones and vandalised vehicles, setting a Punjab police vehicle on fire and leaving several…
A student protest at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab turned violent after students alleged that the management failed to act on a reported rape of a girl staying in a hostel. Visuals from the campus show property being damaged during the protest. Students have demanded a proper investigation into the…
Around 2,000 LPU students protested after rumours about a female student spread online. An SIT has been formed to ascertain what took place