India: LPU suspends classes after violent protests over alleged campus rape

DW28 September 2026, 08:18 UTCIndia

A university in Punjab has suspended classes after protests over a suspected sexual assault took a violent turn. Separately, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of recent rape cases in Delhi. DW has more.

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