8 on the university’s South Campus, triggering protests by students who accused the university administration of negligence. 8 when Jyoti, a fourth-year PhD scholar in the Department of Microbiology, was on her way to the department. They alleged that the university had ignored repeated complaints about safety concerns and pointed out that the South Campus lacked a dispensary despite several representations. The Vice-Chancellor should resign today itself,” Gaurav Veer Sohal, president of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) for 2025-26, said. The incident sparked widespread discussion on the alleged “step-motherly” treatment doled out to the South Campus.