Private university students protest, block highway over unverified rape rumors; police say no crime confirmed and assess damages.

Private university students protest, block highway over unverified rape rumors; police say no crime confirmed and assess damages.

Students protesting an alleged sexual assault at Punjab’s LPU clashed with police and set vehicles on fire. Police have filed a rape case and formed an SIT; the university denies the claim.

The latest violence followed unrest on Saturday night, when rumours of an alleged gang rape and a student’s death by suicide drew a large crowd near the university’s girls’ hostel.

Several Lovely Professional University students protested after unverified social media claims surfaced that a female student had allegedly been gangraped or had died by suicide on campus, allegations denied by police. The rumours sparked unrest, with students vandalising university property and setting parts of the building on fire.

Several Lovely Professional University students protested after unverified social media claims surfaced that a female student had allegedly been gangraped or had died by suicide on campus, allegations denied by police. The rumours sparked unrest, with students vandalising university property and setting parts of the building on fire.

Students also blocked the highway, bringing traffic to a halt. The demonstration later spilled into the university premises, where property was damaged.