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LPU Violence: Special Team Probes FIR, Traces Alleged Victim Amid Sexual Assault Reports
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News18•29-09-2026, 11:14
LPU Violence: Special Team Probes FIR, Traces Alleged Victim Amid Sexual Assault Reports
- •Kapurthala Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe violent protests at Lovely Professional University (LPU) sparked by unverified sexual assault rumors.
- •The SIT will identify and locate the alleged victim at the center of the speculation and establish facts surrounding social media claims.
- •The investigation will also examine the circumstances leading to the protests and subsequent developments, supervised by the Kapurthala SSP.
- •A video surfaced of a girl claiming to be a first-year student, stating she is safe with her parents and nothing happened to her, after leaving campus due to fear.
- •LPU Pro Chancellor Dr. Rashmi Mittal urged students to remain calm, verify information, and use university channels for concerns, while alleging outsiders looted campus shops.
Key Questions Answered
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to investigate violent protests and an FIR registered under the BNS following unverified social media rumours of an alleged sexual assault on campus, aiming to trace the alleged victim and establish the facts.
Vineet Ahlawat, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Detective for Jalandhar Rural, has been appointed as the in-charge of the SIT, which is supervised by the Kapurthala SSP and includes several other senior police officers and technical teams.
Dr. Rashmi Mittal urged students to remain calm, exercise caution while consuming online information, and verify facts through official university channels before acting on unverified social media posts.
