Shopkeepers Face Heavy Losses After Violence at LPU Mall
· India · Indian Express, NDTV
Shopkeepers at the Uni Mall inside Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, are assessing significant financial losses following campus violence on Sunday. Protests, triggered by unverified allegations of sexual assault, resulted in vandalised infrastructure and the theft of electronics, footwear, and other inventory. Business owners, who lease their commercial spaces from the university, reported missing stock worth lakhs of rupees. The university has denied the assault allegations, while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has ordered strict action against those responsible for the destruction.
Why it matters
The incident has left private business owners facing severe financial distress and potential legal hurdles as they seek compensation for their destroyed property.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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