Lahore (SunstarTV Bureau): Two students were expelled from the University of Lahore on Friday after a video of a female student proposing to her male classmate went viral on social media.
In a letter issued, the varsity said that, “the two students were involved in gross misconduct and violation of University rules.”
According to University’s notification, the two students failed to attend a special disciplinary committee meeting to discuss the incident. The administration then decided to expel the students and ban the students and ban them from entering any if the university’s campuses, Dawn report said.
“A meeting of the Special Disciplinary Committee was held on 12-3-2021 at 10:30 am in the Office of the Rector,” the notification read, adding that the students failed to appear before the committee after they were summoned.
“Furthermore, as per Section 16 […] they are debarred from entering the premises of University of Lahore and all its sub-campuses,” the letter further states.
In the viral video shows that a woman going down on one knee with a bouquet of roses in her hand as a crowd of bystanders cheers her on. Her classmate, who appears to ‘accept’ her proposal, is seen hugging her afterwards.