Panjab University witnessed tense scenes on Monday as students, joined by political and farm leaders, staged a protest demanding the holding of long-pending Senate elections.

The agitation led to a complete shutdown of the university, with gates closed early in the morning to prevent demonstrators from gathering inside the campus.

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Amid the commotion, one student became the unexpected face of the protest after a video of her confrontation with a policewoman went viral on social media. In the clip, the student can be heard saying, “Baanh chhaddo... je mere tai pai gayi fer apna hisaab la li... ladte loki zindabad.”

She has been identified as Harmanpreet Kaur and hails from Sri Anandpur Sahib and is a second-

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