Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab's Phagwara staged massive protests on September 27 after allegations surfaced that a female student was raped inside the hostel. The demonstration, which began near a girls' hostel, later turned violent, with reports of vandalism, clashes with police and a blockade of the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway. Police have registered a rape case against an unidentified person and formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations. The university, meanwhile, has suspended regular classes for 10 days and postponed mid-term examinations.
Here is what happened at LPU, why students are protesting, what the university and police have said, and what is known about the rape allegation so far.
