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Rape claim sparks highway blockade, vandalism at LPU
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- Sep 28, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC
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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…
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LPU student rape allegation sparks violent campus protests and highway blockade. Follow Bhaskar English Latest Updates. Thousands of students took to the streets after information about the alleged rape of a university student went viral on social media groups. They vandalised the university campus and set fire to one…