Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Three Arrested After LPU Violence and Highway Blockade
Students at Lovely Professional University held a large protest after an alleged rape of a female student.
They also said authorities had not acted properly.
The protest became violent, with reports of damaged shops, fires, and other property destruction on campus.
Students blocked the Delhi-Amritsar Highway for about 18 hours.
Police registered a rape case based on students' complaint.
They also filed three cases against people whose identities were initially unknown.
Police later arrested three people, including one LPU student and two local residents.
A court sent them to police custody for three days, while the university suspended classes for 10 days.
Police arrested three people, including an LPU student and two Phagwara residents, over campus violence.
A Phagwara court sent all three accused into three days of police custody.
The unrest followed student protests over the alleged rape of a female student and alleged official inaction.
Police registered three cases involving campus violence, alleged arson and property damage, and the NH-44 blockade.
Classes were suspended for 10 days, prompting many students to return home.
- Who
- Three people were arrested: one LPU student from Sonipat and two Phagwara residents; students and other protesters were involved in the unrest.
- What
- Police filed a rape case and three separate cases concerning violence, alleged arson and property damage, and an NH-44 blockade.
- When
- The unrest began around 2 a.m. on September 27; the arrests were reported on Thursday, and classes were suspended for 10 days.
- Where
- The events occurred at Lovely Professional University and its Uni Mall in Phagwara, Punjab, with the blockade at Chaheru on NH-44.
- Why
- Students were protesting an alleged rape of a female student and what they described as official inaction.
Student Claims
Police and Legal Action
Reason for the protest
Student Claims
Students alleged that a female student had been raped on campus and that authorities failed to respond adequately.
Police and Legal Action
Police registered a rape case based on the students' complaint and separately investigated the resulting violence and property damage.
Campus disruption
Student Claims
Students and other protesters blocked NH-44 and reported or were linked in police cases to alleged arson, vandalism, and looting.
Police and Legal Action
Police filed three separate cases against initially unidentified persons concerning the violence, alleged damage and looting, and highway blockade.
Accountability
Student Claims
The student account focused on alleged institutional inaction over the rape claim.
Police and Legal Action
Police later arrested three people, including an LPU student and two local residents, and obtained three days of custody from a court.
- People arrested
- Three
- Arrest details
- One LPU student from Sonipat and two Phagwara locals
- Court order
- Three days of police custody
- Cases registered
- One rape case and three cases related to unrest
- Highway affected
- Delhi-Amritsar National Highway, NH-44
- Blockade location
- Chaheru
- Class suspension
- 10 days
