Violence escalated sharply during protests at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab , on Sunday, with explosions heard inside the campus and multiple police personnel injured. Three police SUVs were also set ablaze by the mob.
Tension gripped the area outside the LPU campus as students allegedly hurled glass bottles at police personnel, prompting the police to resort to a lathicharge. They also blocked the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway outside the university at around 4am, demanding the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the alleged accused. The student has since returned home. “The victim has left for her house following the incident. We have recorded the statement and the process of registering a FIR under required sections.
Police had initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after recording statements from the student’s family members.
Singla said the preliminary investigation had established that the alleged incident took place three days ago. The matter will be thoroughly investigated as all the digital and technical evidences will be taken into record,” DIG Singla said. Singla said the students had also raised the issue of a Telangana student who died by suicide on the university campus a fortnight ago.
On Saturday, the protest by students at LPU took a violent turn as they damaged property, smashed window panes and set parts of buildings on the campus on fire.
He added that the probe will be carried out in a scientific manner and the representatives of students union will be roped in the investigation.
