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Punjab Police Arrest 11, Identify 28 After Campus Unrest
Police in Punjab say they have arrested 11 people after unrest at two universities.
Nine arrests are connected to Lovely Professional University, and two are connected to Chitkara University.
Police have also identified 28 more people they say may have been involved.
They say some online posts and rumours helped fuel the trouble at Chitkara.
At LPU, police say the unrest included damage to property and police vehicles.
One person arrested in the LPU case is a minor.
Police say their investigation used CCTV, phone analysis, and online posts.
The arrests follow protests and violence after reports of a student's alleged sexual assault at LPU and claims about missing students at Chitkara.
Punjab Police said nine people were arrested over unrest at Lovely Professional University (LPU), and two former students were arrested over violence at Chitkara University.
Police identified 20 additional people in the LPU case and eight others in the Chitkara case.
The LPU arrests include seven students and two outsiders; one of those arrested is a minor.
Police allege that two Chitkara former students spread misleading posts and rumours that helped provoke unrest.
Police said the LPU cases involve alleged arson, looting, vandalism, property damage, and burning police vehicles.
- Who
- Punjab Police; 11 people have been arrested, and 28 others have been identified.
- What
- Police are investigating unrest and violence at Lovely Professional University and Chitkara University.
- Where
- Lovely Professional University in Phagwara and Chitkara University in Punjab.
- When
- The arrests and police statements were reported Friday, days after the unrest.
- Why
- The unrest followed allegations of a female student's sexual assault at LPU and reports of missing students at Chitkara; police allege rumours and misleading posts contributed to the violence.
Key facts
- Total arrests
- 11: nine linked to LPU and two linked to Chitkara University.
- Additional people identified
- 20 in the LPU investigation and eight in the Chitkara investigation.
- LPU arrests
- Seven students and two outsiders, including one minor.
- Chitkara arrests
- Two former students: Aryan Shukla and Himanshu.
- LPU allegations under investigation
- Arson, looting, infrastructure damage, vandalism, and burning police vehicles.
- Evidence cited by police
- CCTV footage, technical analysis, media and social media posts, and other supporting evidence.
- LPU cases
- Police said two FIRs were registered in connection with the unrest.
Quotes
Naveen Singla
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jalandhar Range
“The two accused who have been arrested repeatedly posted misleading content on pages like ‘Chitkara University Memes’ and circulated the same on WhatsApp and Instagram groups.”
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“During his arrest, the minor’s phone was seized, which had the same photo as his wallpaper.”
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Sources
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