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Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders Senior Supervision of LPU Violence Investigation
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticised gaps in the police investigation into violence at Lovely Professional University and required senior counterintelligence supervision.
Key development
The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticised gaps in the police investigation into violence at Lovely Professional University and required senior counterintelligence supervision.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court criticised gaps in the police investigation into violence at Lovely Professional University and required senior counterintelligence supervision.
Background
The incident followed social-media rumours concerning an alleged sexual assault. The Court expressed concern about the role of misinformation in triggering unrest and damage to property.
Legal issue and reasoning
The Bench did not immediately transfer the probe to the CBI. It gave the State another opportunity to investigate comprehensively, without treating unverified online claims as established events.
Consequence and next step
A senior Punjab Police counterintelligence officer must supervise the investigation. The matter was listed for October 27.
Case: Ravi Raj v. Union of India and Others
Bench: Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor
Act: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Source: Original publisher report
Reported 12 October 2026. Underlying signed order not independently verified unless stated.
Bench: Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor
Act: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Source: Original publisher report
Reported 12 October 2026. Underlying signed order not independently verified unless stated.
- Police Investigation and Campus Safety
- HC
- 12 October 2026