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Education
LPU halts classes for ten days after violent protest at girls’ hostel
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 11:01 AM
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Lovely Professional University suspended regular classes for ten days from Sept 28 and postponed mid‑term exams after a violent protest that saw outsiders enter the girls’ hostel with knives.
Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, Punjab, announced a ten‑day suspension of regular classes starting 28 September following a violent student protest that escalated into a security breach at the girls’ hostel.
According to reports, individuals not associated with the campus entered the hostel armed with knives, provoking chaos and prompting female students to cry for help. The university described the incident as a disturbance caused by outsiders.
In response, LPU postponed its mid‑term examinations and is arranging for students to return home. No further details on arrests or investigations have been released.
The episode has sparked renewed concerns over campus safety, especially the protection of women students, and has led to calls for stricter security measures.
According to reports, individuals not associated with the campus entered the hostel armed with knives, provoking chaos and prompting female students to cry for help. The university described the incident as a disturbance caused by outsiders.
In response, LPU postponed its mid‑term examinations and is arranging for students to return home. No further details on arrests or investigations have been released.
The episode has sparked renewed concerns over campus safety, especially the protection of women students, and has led to calls for stricter security measures.