Lovely Professional University Protest In Photos: Smoke, Tension And Protests After Alleged Rape Of Student
Students protest at Lovely Professional University in Punjab after claims of a female student being raped, with fires, damaged property and highway blockades reported on campus
Smoke billows from a fire during a protest by students at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus, in Phagwara, Punjab, early Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Students went on a rampage on the campus early Sunday, damaging property and blocking a national highway over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university premises. | Photo: PTI
Smoke billows from a fire during a protest by students at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus, in Phagwara, Punjab, early Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel during a protest by students at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus, in Phagwara, Punjab, early Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Debris and charred remains lie scattered on the ground after a protest by students at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus, in Phagwara, Punjab, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) stage a protest and block the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway outside the campus over claims that a female student was raped by an outsider in the university premises, near Phagwara, Punjab, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) stage a protest and block the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway outside the campus over claims that a female student was raped by an outsider in the university premises, near Phagwara, Punjab, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel stand guard outside the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus following protests over claims that a female student was raped by an outsider in the university premises, in Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Students carry luggage and leave the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus following protests over claims that a female student was raped by an outsider in the university premises, in Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI