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Police start LPU FIR on alleged hostel rape
Livemint··27 Sept
Punjab police began registering an FIR after Lovely Professional University students protested over an alleged G3 hostel rape on September 24. DIG Naveen Singla said protesters blocked the national highway around 2 a.m. Kapurthala SSP Gaurav Toora said police had no prior information of such a crime and called the claims rumours. Singla said investigators had the woman's statement.
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What It Means For You
- An FIR is being registered against an unknown person while the investigation continues.
- Female students asked that hostel staff in women's hostels be entirely female, Singla said.
- Police said the situation on campus was under control after a heavy force deployment.
What's Happening
- Videos showed students damaging window panes and flower pots and setting objects on fire.
- Singla said the alleged victim lived in the G3 hostel and had returned home.
- Officials have not confirmed that a rape occurred on campus, and the accused identity is unknown.
Two police accounts on the same day
- SSP Toora said police learned of rumours only after students gathered and still lacked crime information.
- DIG Singla said the woman's statement had been received and FIR registration started.
- Police linked additional student complaints to grievances about how the university handles issues.
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