Two thousand students smashed the university because of rumors of rape

Nearly two thousand students protested outside a girls’ dormitory at India’s Lovely Professional University in Punjab. The action turned into a pogrom after reports in social networks about the alleged rape of a student. This was reported by India Today.

The participants of the riots began to damage the territory of the university. Social media footage shows people smashing windows, throwing bricks and flower pots, setting fire to parts of buildings.

Protesters later blocked a highway near the university. Traffic stopped. Police officers arrived at the scene.

Law enforcers said that the information about the injured girl is not true. According to police, the cause of the conflict could be a misunderstanding between students and the administration of the educational institution.