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Students protest at Lovely Professional University turns violent as police clash, vehicles set ablaze
✍️ indiatoday.in
🗓 27 Sep 2026, 09:02 PM
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A student demonstration outside Lovely Professional University in Phagwara escalated into a clash with Punjab police, during which several vehicles were set on fire.
Students gathered outside Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, to stage a protest. The demonstration turned confrontational when Punjab police arrived to enforce dispersal orders.
During the ensuing clash, protestors set fire to a few police and private vehicles parked near the campus perimeter.
Police officials reported that they used standard crowd‑control measures to contain the situation, while the fire‑brigade was called to extinguish the flames.
No official casualty figures have been released, and authorities are investigating the incident further.
During the ensuing clash, protestors set fire to a few police and private vehicles parked near the campus perimeter.
Police officials reported that they used standard crowd‑control measures to contain the situation, while the fire‑brigade was called to extinguish the flames.
No official casualty figures have been released, and authorities are investigating the incident further.