A DAY after violent protests rocked the LPU campus in Kapurthala district’s Phagwara, the situation was peaceful on the campus, with many students heading home following suspension of classes for 10 days even as the Punjab DGP warned of action against vandals. Traffic movement on National Highway44, which had been blocked by the protesting students from the Lovely Professional University (LPU) for over 15 hours, was restored, police said. A heavy police deployment remained at the university, located along the Jalandhar-Phagwara highway, as students carrying bags and suitcases were seen leaving the campus. Anxious parents also arrived to take their children home. The campus bore signs of violence, with property damaged at several places, while many students blamed outsiders for the vandalism.

 

LPU students allegedly went on a rampage on the campus on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking a stretch of the NewDelhi-Amritsar highway outside their campus over claims that an outsider had raped a female student on the university premises. Another wave of violence erupted on Sunday evening after the protesting students allegedly pelted police personnel with stones and attacked their vehicles, leaving several cops injured on Sunday, officials said. They also set some objects on fire, purported visuals of the protest showed. A day after protesting students at LPU allegedly went on a rampage over claims that a woman student was raped on the campus, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav visited the university and said police had used maximumrestraint during the protest.