印度旁遮普邦一所大学因上周校园内发生的涉嫌强奸案引发抗议，已宣布停课10天，校方否认了该指控。
A university in the Indian state of Punjab has suspended classes for 10 days after protests on campus over an alleged rape last week, a claim that university officials have denied.
据周一发布的公告，位于法格瓦拉的拉维利职业大学（Lovely Professional University）还因示威活动演变为暴力冲突而推迟了期中考试。声明称：“学生可在征得父母/监护人同意后，在此期间返乡。”
In an announcement on Monday, Lovely Professional University in Phagwara also postponed midterm examinations due to the demonstrations, which turned violent. “Students may, in consultation with their parents/guardians, travel to their hometowns during this 10-day period, if they wish to do so,” it said in a statement.
“留校学生建议待在宿舍/住所内，避免不必要的外出或参与任何与骚乱有关的活动，以确保自身安全。”据社交媒体帖子称，一名女学生在校园内遭强奸。部分帖子声称该学生已自杀。据《印度今日》新闻杂志报道，警方表示正在调查该涉嫌事件，并称尚未确认该学生身份。
“Students who stay back are advised to stay inside their hostels/places of residence and avoid unnecessary movement or involvement in any unrest-related activities in the interest of their own safety.”According to posts on social media, a female student was raped on campus. Some claimed the student committed suicide. Police said they were investigating the alleged incident, adding that the identity of the student had not been established, the news magazine India Today reported.
周日抗议活动升级，示威者与警方发生冲突，当地媒体报道称校园内发生了破坏公物事件。
The protests escalated on Sunday as demonstrators clashed with police, and reports in local media said there were incidents of vandalism inside the university.
据报道，抗议者涉嫌投掷石块、砸碎窗户、焚烧车辆并损毁警车，学生还据报封锁了一条附近的高速公路。
Protesters allegedly threw stones, smashed windows and set fire to vehicles on campus as well as damaging police vehicles, according to reports. Students also reportedly blocked a nearby highway.
大学校长莫妮卡·古拉蒂否认发生强奸案，周日表示该指控“毫无根据”。
University registrar Monica Gulati denied the rape had taken place, saying on Sunday that there was “no truth” to the allegations.
据印度最大英文报纸《印度时报》报道，古拉蒂称：“这种虚假和误导性信息被系统性散布的方式，似乎是蓄意且有组织地试图败坏大学声誉、抹黑其形象。”
“The manner in which such false and misleading information is being systematically circulated appears to be a deliberate and concerted attempt to malign the reputation of the university and tarnish its image,” The Times of India, the country’s largest English newspaper, reported.
与此同时，三名居住在涉嫌强奸案发生楼栋内的女学生出现在一段视频中，与古拉蒂一同出镜，支持校长关于未发生强奸案的说法。
Meanwhile, three female students residing in the same building where the alleged rape took place appeared in a video featuring Gulati and backing the registrar’s claims that no rape had taken place.
然而，据新闻频道NDTV报道，稍后出现了一段单独的视频，其中同三名学生表示，他们被指示要说什么话。
However, according to the news channel NDTV, a separate video emerged later in which the same three students said they were instructed on what statements to make.
关于性暴力的持续担忧 此事发生之际，最高法院周一就近期国家首都及周边地区接连发生的强奸案件推动问责，称这些案件反映了“执法失败”。
Ongoing concerns around sexual violence The incident comes as the Supreme Court on Monday pushed for accountability over a recent spate of rape cases in the national capital and neighbouring districts, saying they reflected a “failure of law enforcement”.
上周，数百名学生在德里抗议，要求改善女性安全，此前一名少女称她在市内一公园被三名男子强奸。
Hundreds of students protested in Delhi last week to demand better safety for women after a teenager said she was raped by three men at a park in the city.
据当地媒体报道，上个月，一名17岁少女据称在一辆行驶中的公交车上被司机和售票员强奸。
Last month, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a moving bus by the driver and conductor, local media reported.
根据国家犯罪记录局的数据，性暴力是印度全国的一个主要问题，每天有80多起强奸案向警方报案。活动人士表示，这个数字严重偏低，许多受害者因社会耻感或胁迫而不报案。
Sexual violence is a major problem across India with more than 80 rapes reported to police every day, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Activists said that number is a major undercount and many victims do not report rapes because of social stigma or coercion.