'Heard Screams From Girls Hostel': 'Ghost' Rumour Triggers Massive Protests At Punjab University

A 'ghost' rumour triggered massive protests at a private university in Punjab's Patiala on Friday night, with many students seen damaging a police patrol vehicle.Tensions flared at Chitkara University after a video claiming the presence of a 'ghost' on campus went viral on social media. Following the video's circulation, hundreds of students took to the streets late at night and staged a protest.They alleged that a female student had died by suicide on campus and that her spirit was now haunting the hostel residents, a claim rejected by the university officials.Students also claimed that screams were heard from a girls' hostel.The university clarified that no suicide or death has taken place at the hostel."The claims circulating on social media are false and without factual basis or substantiation," it said in an official statement.The university said an ambulance had arrived at the hostel in the early hours of Thursday in connection…