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LPU Violence: Masked Men, Deliberate CCTV Damage Revealed in Exclusive Footage
- •CNN News18 has obtained new CCTV footage from the Lovely Professional University violence in Phagwara, Punjab.
- •The footage shows masked men moving through the campus in a seemingly coordinated manner as the situation escalated.
- •Individuals are seen around CCTV infrastructure, with visuals suggesting an attempt to damage or interfere with cameras.
- •These visuals are being examined as part of the ongoing investigation into the LPU protest's escalation into violence and vandalism.
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The newly accessed CCTV footage from Lovely Professional University in Phagwara shows masked men moving through the campus in a coordinated or planned manner. It also captures individuals attempting to damage or interfere with CCTV infrastructure as the situation escalated into violence and vandalism.
The violent protests and subsequent campus vandalism at Lovely Professional University were triggered by unverified social media rumors claiming that a female student had been sexually assaulted and died by suicide, with allegations that the administration was covering it up.
Following the violent protests, vandalism, and arson at Lovely Professional University, authorities suspended classes and declared a 10-day holiday while suspending internet services as a precautionary measure. Many students rushed home amid heavy police deployment as investigations into the involvement of outsiders and campus security continued.
