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LPU Protest: High Court Demands Status Report from Punjab Government on Violence Probe
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News18•30-09-2026, 14:00
LPU Protest: High Court Demands Status Report from Punjab Government on Violence Probe
- •The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a status report from the Punjab government regarding the probe into violence and vandalism at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara.
- •The court's request came during a hearing on a plea by LPU BTech student Ravi Raj, who sought a CBI probe into the incidents.
- •Additional Solicitor Advocate General Satyapal Jain stated that the High Court wants a complete status report detailing actions taken, identification of culprits, and measures against them.
- •The petitioner, Ravi Raj, alleged that unverified posts about a female student's rape circulated, leading to student protests and blocking of National Highway-44.
- •Outsiders, armed with weapons and faces covered, reportedly broke into the LPU campus, damaged property, looted shops, and set fires, according to the petition.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court sought a complete status report from the Punjab government on the police investigation into the violence and vandalism that occurred at Lovely Professional University, with the next hearing scheduled for October 8.
Students gathered and blocked National Highway-44 following an unverified post circulated on the night of September 26 claiming that a female student had been raped on the campus and sent home.
Normalcy returned to campus after classes were suspended for 10 days, while police conducted flag marches, inspected hostels, detained suspects, and formed a 7-member SIT to investigate the matter.
