# India: LPU suspends classes after violent protests over alleged campus rape

https://mins.news/en/item/76725

- DW, 2026-09-28 08:18 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-lpu-suspends-classes-after-violent-protests-over-alleged-campus-rape/live-79454038?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Lovely Professional University in Punjab has suspended regular classes for 10 days and postponed midterm exams after protests over an alleged campus rape turned violent. Demonstrators clashed with police and damaged property, while police investigate whether the reported assault occurred. The university denies the claims, calling them false rumors.

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