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LPU Violence: PIL Demands CBI Probe, Punjab & Haryana HC to Hear Matter Tomorrow
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:38
LPU Violence: PIL Demands CBI Probe, Punjab & Haryana HC to Hear Matter Tomorrow
- •A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a CBI probe into the recent violence at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab.
- •The High Court is scheduled to hear the matter tomorrow, focusing on the demand for an independent investigation into the campus violence.
- •The violence at LPU's Phagwara campus involved clashes, vandalism, and property damage, following escalated protests.
- •Videos from the campus show masked men, damaged infrastructure, and security personnel under attack, with CNN News18 examining the sequence of events and alleged outsider involvement.
- •The court's decision and any directives issued during tomorrow's hearing regarding the CBI investigation will be closely monitored.
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A Public Interest Litigation seeking a CBI probe into the LPU campus violence has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, with the matter scheduled to come up for hearing before the Chief Justice's bench.
The protests escalated into clashes, vandalism, and property damage following unverified social media rumours and reports regarding an alleged sexual assault of a student on campus.
Authorities formed a 7-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Kapurthala Police to probe FIR No. 162, while the university was shut down for 10 days and internet services were suspended.
