Phagwara: Police have arrested nine people in connection with the violence at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Phagwara, with seven of those arrested being students and two being outsiders.
DIG Naveen Singla said at a press conference that two of the arrests were made in Phagwara, while others were arrested from Jammu and Mumbai. Police have so far identified 20 people allegedly involved in the violence and named them in the case.
Meanwhile, police have identified and arrested the person who climbed onto the MiG-23UM fighter aircraft displayed outside the university campus during the violence.
Police identified the person after examining CCTV footage. He was arrested from Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.
The accused is a minor and an LPU student from Mandi district. His father is reportedly posted as an officer at the Mandi Deputy Commissioner’s office
