LPU protest: Traffic on NH-44 restored, situation under control, say police
Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, blocked National Highway-44 for over 15 hours, protesting an alleged rape on campus, but traffic has now been restored and police report the situation is under control. The protests escalated into violence with students pelting stones at police, leading to injuries, and LPU has since suspended classes for 10 days and postponed midterm examinations.
Why it matters
This incident highlights issues of campus safety, student unrest, and the challenges authorities face in managing large-scale protests, particularly when they involve allegations of serious crime and disrupt public infrastructure.
Traffic movement on the National Highway-44 in Punjab's Phagwara, which had been blocked by the students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) for over 15 hours, has been restored, police said on Monday (September 28, 2026), adding that the situation has been brought under control.
Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara went on a rampage on the campus on Sunday (September 27, 2026), vandalising property and blocking a stretch of the New Delhi-Amritsar highway outside their campus over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university premises.
The traffic movement on the national highway resumed in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, Jalandhar Police Commissioner Satinder Singh said, adding that the situation was peaceful.
A police force remained deployed outside the LPU on Monday morning.
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