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LPU Suspends Classes 10 Days After Violent Protests

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

LPU Suspends Classes

Lovely Professional University suspended classes for 10 days after violent protests.
Protests began early on 27 September 2026 near Girls’ Hostel 3 following a social-media rape claim.
Registrar Monica Gulati called the allegation false, baseless and fabricated.
Police lodged an FIR against an unidentified person, formed a seven-member SIT to review CCTV and forensic data.
Students blocked National Highway 44 for over 15 hours, damaging and setting fire to police vehicles.

Summary

Supreme Court Demands Accountability

Supreme Court urged accountability after recent rapes, calling them a “failure of law enforcement.”
LPU advised students they could travel home but should stay inside hostels for safety.
Police said the protest stemmed from rumours and lodged an FIR against an unidentified source.
The National Crime Records Bureau records over 80 rapes daily in India, likely an undercount.

History

Historical Context

The 2012 Delhi gang-rape, known as the Nirbhaya case, sparked nationwide outrage and led to the 2013 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act. The amendment imposed a mandatory death penalty for repeat rapists, raising the maximum punishment to life imprisonment for 23-year-old victims in 2014. Similarly, in September 2026, Lovely Professional University halted classes for ten days after a fabricated rape claim sparked a 15-hour blockade of National Highway 44. The episode underscores how the 2012 outrage still fuels demands for swift accountability, prompting the Supreme Court to label recent campus rapes a law-enforcement failure.

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LPU Suspends Classes

Lovely Professional University suspended classes for 10 days after violent protests.
Protests began early on 27 September 2026 near Girls’ Hostel 3 following a social-media rape claim.
Registrar Monica Gulati called the allegation false, baseless and fabricated.
Police lodged an FIR against an unidentified person, formed a seven-member SIT to review CCTV and forensic data.
Students blocked National Highway 44 for over 15 hours, damaging and setting fire to police vehicles.

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