By Monday, the university campus was heavily guarded, classes had been suspended for 10 days and students were leaving with suitcases and bags as anxious parents arrived to take them home.

According to police, the victim, a resident of Baku, arrived in Pakistan more than two weeks ago for a business purpose and had been staying in the Raiwind area.

Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person and formed an SIT to investigate the allegations.

The Commission is expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the allegations, the response of the university authorities, and the action taken by the police and district administration.

Massive student protests erupted in Punjab's Phagwara area early Sunday morning after news spread on social media regarding the alleged rape of a university student within the campus premises.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has repeatedly targeted Amritpal Singh and Waris Punjab De at political rallies, making the group a prominent target of his campaign.

The controversy began after students at LPU vandalised parts of the campus and set fire to sections of the building, following a protest over unverified claims that a female student had been sexually assaulted and had later died by suicide.

In Punjab, where drugs have occupied an unusually prominent place in public and electoral politics for years, allegations of drug use carry a political charge that goes well beyond an individual's private conduct.

The incident unfolded early Sunday after hundreds of students gathered at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara following reports that a female student had allegedly been raped on campus by an outsider.

The issue has also drawn a response from Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has questioned the AAP leader's explanation regarding the use of a government bungalow.

A protesting student said a female student was raped by a construction worker on campus, following which the college authorities sent her home.

According to the victim's brother, his brother-in-law was allegedly addicted to drugs and used to consume different types of intoxicants.

Jaskiran Singh's parents say they borrowed money for his treatment, sending him to a private de-addiction centre for six months, but he relapsed after returning home.

With other parties absent at Chhapar Mela, Sukhbir Badal's SAD, which has consistently lost ground, directly faced the hardliner Amritpal Singh's Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) this year, merely six months before elections.

The victim, identified as Navdeep Singh, had an ongoing personal dispute with a local jeweller, Surinder Singh, alias Sonu Kanda.

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The arrest has raised serious questions as the officer, who was posted in a unit responsible for tackling drug trafficking, has himself been accused of possessing a large quantity of heroin and illegal weapons.

Hundreds of students at Patiala's Chitkara University took to streets after a video claiming the presence of a 'ghost' on campus went viral on social media.

There has been speculation that Amarinder Singh may quit the BJP and rejoin the Congress.

The Bhagwant Mann government has rolled out the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana, under which eligible women receive Rs 1,000 a month, while eligible Scheduled Caste women receive Rs 1,500.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh alleged Manish Sisodia illegally occupied a house allotted to a minister, and was staying there with the AAP Punjab co-incharge Gayatri Bishnoi. She has hit back, and women's commission has reacted too.

Five people were injured in the incident and have been hospitalised. Police action has been taken against the driver.

Diljit Dosanjh took up the case during an Instagram Live session; Dalip Rana, alias 'The Great Khali', posted a video urging people to support Baljinder Singh's family, citing the claim that he was "trapped".

The Congress workers raised slogans and displayed posters and banners demanding accountability from Gyanesh Kumar