Rawalpindi police arrest over 380 college students after Lahore ‘rape’ protests

Students hurl stones towards security personnel during a demonstration to condemn the alleged rape of a female student in Rawalpindi on October 17, 2024. —AFP
College students hurl stones in the direction of safety personnel throughout an illustration to sentence the alleged rape of a feminine pupil in Rawalpindi on October 17, 2024. —AFP

RAWALPINDI: Police have taken greater than 380 pupil protestors in Rawalpindi into custody, as over 1500 unidentified individuals have been charged in eight separate circumstances.

A large protest was held by college students in Rawalpindi in opposition to an alleged rape of a feminine faculty pupil of Lahore.

In accordance with the police, the demonstrators violated Part 144, interfered in state affairs, set fireplace to and broken properties, and lobbed stones at police cellular vans.

As per the FIRs, the demonstrators injured police officers and unfold terror, as the scholars ransacked a hostel after forcefully coming into the hostel premises, pelted stones and broken the autos there.

The police resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the scholars and evacuated the lecturers and workers who have been initially besieged within the constructing.

The circumstances have been lodged, police mentioned, at varied police stations together with Airport, Gujjar Khan, Saddar (Wah), Morgah and Naseerabad.

In the meantime, as a measure to manage the gang, the street resulting in Faizabad from Murree street has been partially closed by putting containers on them.

The demonstrations come amid the continuing unrest throughout the province over rape allegations which went viral on social media platforms prompting college students to carry a number of demonstrations throughout varied cities in current days.

Greater than two dozen individuals, together with 4 policemen, have been injured in violent protests in Lahore on Tuesday.

The turmoil finally warranted a powerful response from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz who, whereas talking to the media on Wednesday, introduced a crackdown on these spreading faux information concerning the rape of a pupil.

However, authorities in Punjab ordered all instructional institutes shut for Friday. The closure will have an effect on about 26 million kids along with grownup learners within the province.

The police and provincial authorities have mentioned that no sufferer has come ahead and have blamed misinformation on-line.

Along with closure of the institutes, the provincial inside division has additionally banned gatherings on Friday and Saturday.

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