Top Issues
- Reported
Students at LPU protested and blocked the Phagwara-Jalandhar highway following a rape allegation, leading to campus vandalism, while police termed the allegation a rumor.
- Reported
Comic Con India announced its debut in Jalandhar this November.
Key Insight
Jalandhar reports significant tension at a private university where student protests over a purported rape allegation led to highway blockades and property damage, with authorities characterizing the core allegation as unverified. Readers should distinguish between the confirmed protests and unverified claims.
What citizens can do
Avoid traveling through affected highway stretches during student protests and check traffic advisories issued by the Jalandhar police. Rely on official police statements rather than unverified social media rumors regarding campus incidents.
Sources
- After Vizag, Comic Con India to make its debut in Jalandhar this NovemberMid-Day (opens in a new tab)
- Students Climb Atop MiG-23, Tank As Dramatic Scenes Unfold At Punjab's LPUNDTV (opens in a new tab)
- LPU protest blocks Phagwara-Jalandhar highway; traffic disruption visible across JalandharTrue Scoop (opens in a new tab)
- Private Punjab university rocked by protest over rape allegation; campus vandalised, highway blockedThe New Indian Express (opens in a new tab)
- Violence in another university in Punjab; police to register caseCityairnews (opens in a new tab)
- Students protest at Punjab's LPU, rape allegation sparks outrage — What we know so farLivemint (opens in a new tab)
- Video | LPU Jalandhar Protests | Students Protest 'Rape By Worker', Police Call It 'Rumour'NDTV (opens in a new tab)
