# Unrest at Lovely Professional University in Punjab > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/unrest-at-lovely-professional-university-in-punjab > Updated: 2026-10-01T14:10:45.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Unrest and violence at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab were triggered by unverified social media claims regarding the alleged rape and suicide of a student. The situation escalated into vandalism, arson, theft, and a national highway blockade, resulting in reported losses of approximately 100 crore rupees. Political and institutional leaders have offered conflicting interpretations of the motives behind the violence. Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi alleged the unrest was ‘police-sponsored agitation and hooliganism’ politically motivated by the Aam Aadmi Party government following the university owner’s decision to join the BJP. Conversely, LPU founder and BJP MP Ashok Mittal alleged the violence was part of a ‘larger conspiracy to destabilize the state of Punjab.’ Mittal noted similar patterns of unrest at Chitkara University and called for an investigation into whether these events were coordinated to undermine the security of the border region. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-01: Ashok Mittal alleges conspiracy behind LPU campus violence LPU founder Ashok Mittal alleges that campus violence sparked by social media rumors may be a conspiracy to destabilize Punjab, following similar incidents at Chitkara University. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ashok-mittal-alleges-conspiracy-behind-lpu-campus-violence ### 2026-09-29: Charanjit Singh Channi alleges LPU protests were politically motivated Charanjit Singh Channi alleges that protests at Lovely Professional University were politically motivated by the AAP government after owner Ashok Mittal joined the BJP. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/charanjit-singh-channi-alleges-lpu-protests-were-politically-motivated --- Cite as: Unrest at Lovely Professional University in Punjab. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/unrest-at-lovely-professional-university-in-punjab