Lahore, Pakistan AP —Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges and universities for two days.
Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports of the alleged rape in the eastern city of Lahore spread on social media, and protests have broken out in four cities.
Thursday’s violence started when hundreds of students demonstrated outside a campus in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab province.
They also arrested a man who is accused of spreading misinformation on social media about the alleged rape and inciting students to violence.
But Punjab police on Thursday urged people to share any information about the alleged rape.
Persons:
ransacking, Mohammad Afzal, Mauz Ullah, ”, Usman Ghani, don’t, Hasna Cheema, ” Cheema
Organizations:
Pakistan AP, Police, Wednesday . Police, Punjab Group, Colleges, Federal Investigation Agency, Aurat Foundation, Social Development Organization, Sindh province . Police
Locations:
Lahore, Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Gujrat, Punjab, Islami, Sindh province