India, Sept. 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the Punjab government and police to file a comprehensive status report on the violence, arson, and looting that broke out at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara following an alleged rape rumour on September 26.

A bench headed by chief justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and justice Rohit Kapoor issued the direction while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by LPU BTech student Ravi Raj. The petition seeks a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the unrest, arguing that authorities failed to enforce IT Act provisions to stop unverified claims from spreading.

The court ordered the status report-to be signed directly by the police commi...