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Property damaged, highway blocked: LPU campus tense over unverified rape claim - top developments

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Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara damaged property and blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway early Sunday following unverified reports on social media about the alleged rape of a female student.

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04Fact Check

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  • Disputed0
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  • Unverified1
Claim 01
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Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara damaged property early Sunday following unverified reports on social media about the alleged rape of a female student.

What was checked

Students at Lovely Professional University in Punjab’s Phagwara damaged property early Sunday following reports about the alleged rape of a female student.

Multiple news sources confirm that students at Lovely Professional University in Punjab damaged campus property early Sunday following reports about an alleged rape of a female student.

  1. ✓

    Did students at Lovely Professional University damage property early Sunday?

    Students at Lovely Professional University damaged property on campus early Sunday.

    m.economictimes.comndtv.comnewindianexpress.comrepublicworld.comdeccanherald.comkmsnews.org
  2. ✓

    What was the cause or context of the student protest at Lovely Professional University?

    The protests and vandalism were triggered by unverified reports and social media claims regarding the alleged rape of a female student.

    m.economictimes.comndtv.comnewindianexpress.comindianexpress.comindiatoday.ininkl.comrepublicworld.comdeccanherald.comkmsnews.org

Checked 27 Sept · 6 sources cited

All sources (9)
Claim 02
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Students at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway early Sunday following unverified reports on social media about the alleged rape of a female student.

What was checked

Students at Lovely Professional University in Punjab’s Phagwara blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway early Sunday.

Multiple independent news sources confirm that students at Lovely Professional University blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway early in the morning during protests.

  1. ✓

    Did students block the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway early Sunday?

    Multiple sources confirm that Lovely Professional University students blocked the Jalandhar-Phagwara national highway.

    inkl.comthestatesman.comindianexpress.comndtv.com
  2. ✓

    When did the highway blockades by Lovely Professional University students occur?

    Sources indicate the protests and blockades occurred during early morning or midnight hours.

    inkl.comthestatesman.com

Checked 27 Sept · 4 sources cited

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Claim 03
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Students had damaged a police vehicle during a protest a day earlier at Chitkara University in Patiala following unverified claims on social media that two female students had allegedly died by suicide on the campus.

This sentence passes on what is claimed or rumoured rather than asserting it, so the underlying fact cannot be settled from it.

Checked 27 Sept

Claim 04
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Videos circulating on social media showed Lovely Professional University students damaging window panes and flower pots.

Multiple news reports confirm that circulating videos showed Lovely Professional University students damaging window panes and flower pots during protests.

  1. ✓

    Did circulating videos show Lovely Professional University students damaging window panes and flower pots?

    Yes, circulating videos showed Lovely Professional University students damaging window panes and flower pots.

    m.economictimes.comndtv.com
  2. ✓

    What damage was documented in videos from Lovely Professional University?

    Videos documented students damaging window panes and flower pots inside the campus.

    m.economictimes.comndtv.com

Checked 27 Sept · 3 sources cited

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Claim 05
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Objects were seen being set on fire by Lovely Professional University students.

Multiple independent news sources confirm that objects were set on fire by students during the protests at Lovely Professional University.

  1. ✓

    Were objects set on fire by Lovely Professional University students during the protest?

    Multiple news reports and videos confirmed that objects were set on fire by students during the protests at Lovely Professional University.

    ndtv.comenglish.webdunia.comrepublicworld.comindianexpress.comenglish.mathrubhumi.comdeccanherald.com
  2. ✓

    What items were burned during the protests at Lovely Professional University?

    Sources mention objects, items, and parts of the university building being set on fire, alongside damaged window panes and flower pots.

    ndtv.comindianexpress.comdeccanherald.com

Checked 27 Sept · 6 sources cited

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Claim 06
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A heavy police force has been deployed at Lovely Professional University.

Multiple sources confirm that a heavy police force was deployed at Lovely Professional University to manage protests.

  1. ✓

    Has a heavy police force been deployed at Lovely Professional University?

    A heavy police force was deployed at Lovely Professional University to control protests.

    timesnownews.comptcnews.tvnews18.cominkl.com
  2. ✓

    What is the security status and police presence at Lovely Professional University?

    Police personnel from multiple areas were deployed to manage the situation and ensure control following student protests.

    timesnownews.comptcnews.tvdeccanherald.comnews18.com

Checked 27 Sept · 5 sources cited

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  • Missing5
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  • Covered3

Searched: “Lovely Professional University campus protest highway block Punjab” · 20 outside sources

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  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Police registered an FIR on rape charges against unknown suspects based on students' statements, while the victim remains unidentified.

    The article does not mention an FIR being registered for rape.

    What the sources say
    • indianexpress.com“Following the protests, police have registered an FIR on charges of rape against unknown suspects based on students’ statement. The victim remains unidentified.”
  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Protests erupted at Punjab's Lovely Professional University after a first-year design student died by suicide.

    The article explicitly states the protest was over an unverified rape claim, not a student's suicide.

    What the sources say
    • dailyo.in“Protest erupted at Punjab's Lovely Professional University (LPU) after a first-year student died by suicide.”
  • Reported by 1 independent outlet

    Lovely Professional University issued a statement rejecting the rumors and urging the public and students not to amplify them.

    The article does not quote a statement issued by LPU itself.

    What the sources say
    • indianexpress.com“Meanwhile, Lovely Professional University, in a statement to the media, said that “there is no truth in the rumours presently being circulated”, and urged students and the public not to amplify them.”
  • Reported by 1 independent outlet

    Police recovered a suicide note indicating the student was facing personal issues.

    The article makes no mention of a suicide note.

    What the sources say
    • dailyo.in“Police said that prima facie its appears that the student was facing some personal issues as was suggested by a suicide note left by him, a police official in Phagwara said.”
  • Reported by 1 independent outlet

    Lovely Professional University stated that anti-social elements were spreading completely false, baseless, and fabricated rumours.

    The article does not contain quotes from LPU about anti-social elements.

    What the sources say
    • news18.com“In a statement, the university said certain “anti-social elements" were spreading “completely false, baseless and fabricated rumours" through”

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  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Protesting students at Lovely Professional University set fire to a campus site, vandalized the university gate, and staged a sit-in on the Jalandhar-Phagwara National Highway.

    Mentions setting objects on fire and blocking the highway, but does not specify vandalising the university gate.

    What the sources say
    • timesnownews.com“The students also set fire to a campus site within the university.The protesting students then reached outside the university gate, vandalized it, and then staged a sit-in protest on the Chandigarh-Amritsar National Highway near Jalandhar-Phagwara.”
  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Protesting students vandalized campus property and blocked national highways between Phagwara and Jalandhar as well as Chandigarh and Amritsar.

    Mentions blocking the Jalandhar-Phagwara highway, but does not mention the Chandigarh-Amritsar highway.

    What the sources say
    • wionews.com“The students went on to block the National Highway between Phagwara and Jalandhar. As the situation turned tense, heavy security was deployed by the Kapurthala Police. The protesting students also blocked the Chandigarh–Amritsar National Highway, disrupting traffic in the area.”
  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    The rumours of a gangrape or suicide at the university led students to vandalise university property and set parts of the building on fire.

    Mentions rumors of rape (not gangrape/suicide) and property damage/fire, but diverges on details.

    What the sources say
    • indiatoday.in“The rumours sparked unrest, with students vandalising university property and setting parts of the building on fire.”

Carried by this article

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  • EssentialReported by 3 independent outlets

    Students at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara staged a protest on Sunday following unverified social media reports about the alleged rape of a female student.

    The article explicitly reports students protested on Sunday following unverified social media reports about an alleged rape.

    What the sources say
    • m.economictimes.com“Students of a private university in Phagwara staged a massive protest and vandalised property on the campus early Sunday following unverified social media reports about the alleged rape of a female student.”
    • wionews.com“Massive unrest was reported from Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara on Sunday after a social media message alleged rape of a female student.”
    • indiatoday.in“Several Lovely Professional University students protested after unverified social media claims surfaced that a female student had allegedly been gangraped or had died by suicide on campus, allegations denied by police.”
  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora confirmed that police had no information regarding the alleged crime and that the protest was driven by rumors.

    SSP Gaurav Toora confirmed police had no information and that rumours triggered the protest.

    What the sources say
    • m.economictimes.com“Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora said police had no information about any such crime and that the protest was triggered by rumours.”
  • EssentialReported by 1 independent outlet

    Kapurthala Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora stated that rape allegations had not been confirmed and no complaint or evidence had been found.

    SSP Toora confirmed rape allegations were unconfirmed rumours.

    What the sources say
    • wionews.com“He said the rape allegation has not been confirmed so far and that an investigatio”

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