3 days ago
Uni Mall Looting Causes ₹90 Lakh Loss Amid LPU Protests
Some shops in Uni Mall at Lovely Professional University were looted during violent campus protests.
Store owners said cash, phones, game consoles, perfumes, computers, and other goods were taken.
One store estimated its losses at ₹80-90 lakh.
A mobile-phone shop reported losses of more than ₹50 lakh.
Some security equipment was also damaged or removed.
Bookstores and stationery shops were mostly not disturbed.
The protests began after allegations of sexual assault involving a female student.
The university said those allegations were false and fabricated, while police opened a case and formed a Special Investigation Team.
It is not yet confirmed that everyone involved in the looting was a university student.
A departmental store manager estimated losses of ₹80-90 lakh, including ₹6-7 lakh in missing cash.
Reportedly stolen goods included PS5s, iPhones, premium Prada and Armani perfumes, and other merchandise.
A mobile phone shopkeeper estimated losses above ₹50 lakh, including phones, cash, customer devices, and damaged equipment.
Laptops, servers, digital video recorders, surveillance equipment, and a 512GB security-camera memory card were reportedly taken or damaged.
The looting occurred during violent protests after sexual-assault allegations, which Lovely Professional University denied as false and fabricated.
- Who
- Shopkeepers and store managers reported the losses; police and Lovely Professional University are investigating alleged involvement by around 30-40 students.
- What
- Stores in Uni Mall were reportedly looted, causing losses estimated at tens of millions of rupees.
- Where
- Uni Mall at Lovely Professional University.
- When
- During the violent protests that followed the sexual-assault allegations; no specific date was provided.
- Why
- The looting occurred amid protests following allegations of sexual assault involving a female student.
Reported allegations and shopkeeper accounts
University denial and investigation
Sexual-assault allegations
Reported allegations and shopkeeper accounts
The protests followed allegations of sexual assault involving a female student.
University denial and investigation
Lovely Professional University denied the allegations, calling them false and fabricated.
Who carried out the looting
Reported allegations and shopkeeper accounts
Shopkeepers reported extensive looting during the protests and the university began examining footage involving around 30-40 students.
University denial and investigation
It has not been independently established that all people involved in the looting were Lovely Professional University students.
Key facts
- Estimated departmental-store loss
- Approximately ₹80-90 lakh
- Departmental-store cash missing
- Approximately ₹6-7 lakh
- Estimated mobile-shop loss
- More than ₹50 lakh
- Premium perfumes reported stolen
- Some Prada and Armani perfumes were priced at ₹15,000-₹17,000
- Security evidence
- A 512GB memory card from a security camera was reportedly removed
- Investigation
- Police registered a case and formed a Special Investigation Team
- Students under scrutiny
- Approximately 30-40 students were reportedly being examined for alleged involvement in the violence
Sources
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