How an alleged rape sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels
Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).
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"The students have been demanding that an FIR [First Information Report] is to be registered, but the students could not provide us with any victim's name."
— Naveen Singla , Executive
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Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).
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