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Education
Mobile Message Sparks Student Anger, Damages Lovely Professional University in Punjab
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 09:37 AM
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A mobile message triggered anxiety among students at Lovely Professional University, which escalated into anger within 24 hours. The ensuing unrest caused extensive damage estimated at Rs 20 crore, leaving police and university administration struggling to restore order.
The unrest began after a circulating mobile message created anxiety among the student body of Lovely Professional University.
Within a day, the anxiety turned into anger, prompting thousands of students to gather on campus and confront university authorities and police.
The confrontation resulted in damage to university property, with preliminary estimates placing the loss at around twenty crore rupees.
Officials are currently assessing the situation and working to restore normalcy while investigations into the trigger message continue.
Within a day, the anxiety turned into anger, prompting thousands of students to gather on campus and confront university authorities and police.
The confrontation resulted in damage to university property, with preliminary estimates placing the loss at around twenty crore rupees.
Officials are currently assessing the situation and working to restore normalcy while investigations into the trigger message continue.