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Crime
Masked mob attacks LPU campus in Phagwara after sexual assault rumor, causing looting
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 29 Sep 2026, 10:45 AM
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A masked crowd stormed Lovely Professional University in Phagwara on the night of Sept 26‑27 after a social‑media claim of a sexual assault, leading to vandalism, arson, looting and clashes with police.
On the night of September 26‑27, a rumor of a sexual offence spread on social media about an incident at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara. Within hours, a group of masked individuals, some covering their mouths with cloth and wielding sticks, converged on the campus.
The crowd broke into several university blocks, set fire to temporary structures, smashed windows and doors, and began looting items from student hostels and administrative offices.
Police units arrived to contain the unrest, but confrontations quickly escalated as the mob resisted, resulting in physical clashes between officers and the attackers.
The disturbance spread across the campus perimeter, prompting the university to suspend classes and issue an emergency alert to students and staff. Local authorities have launched an investigation to identify the participants and determine the origin of the initial rumor.
No official casualty figures have been released yet, but the incident has raised concerns about campus security and the rapid amplification of unverified claims on social platforms.
The crowd broke into several university blocks, set fire to temporary structures, smashed windows and doors, and began looting items from student hostels and administrative offices.
Police units arrived to contain the unrest, but confrontations quickly escalated as the mob resisted, resulting in physical clashes between officers and the attackers.
The disturbance spread across the campus perimeter, prompting the university to suspend classes and issue an emergency alert to students and staff. Local authorities have launched an investigation to identify the participants and determine the origin of the initial rumor.
No official casualty figures have been released yet, but the incident has raised concerns about campus security and the rapid amplification of unverified claims on social platforms.