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Delhi-Srinagar Bus Attacked Again With Stones in Punjab After Earlier Haryana Incident
- •A passenger bus traveling from Delhi to Srinagar was targeted in a fresh stone-pelting incident in Khanna, Punjab, resulting in a cracked window.
- •Police arrested two individuals in connection with the Khanna incident and formed a digital and technical team to investigate further.
- •This attack occurred just hours after the same bus was attacked in Karnal, Haryana, following a parking dispute that injured a passenger and damaged the vehicle.
- •Punjab police are actively coordinating with their counterparts in Haryana as the bus has been targeted twice in recent days.
- •The Jammu and Kashmir administration previously raised safety concerns with the Haryana government following the initial attack in Karnal.
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The initial attack in Karnal was triggered by a parking dispute between the bus driver and local youths travelling in a car outside the Divine Star Hotel. During the altercation, two local youths named Mohit and Sawan smashed the bus windows with bricks and injured a passenger.
After receiving information via the 112 helpline, police reached the spot, recorded the driver's statement, and formed a digital and technical team to investigate the incident under the supervision of the DSP. Authorities also coordinated with Haryana Police since the same bus had been targeted previously in Karnal.
Haryana Police detained two locals after the Karnal incident and seized their car, while a local dhaba owner submitted a written complaint leading to an FIR. In Punjab's Khanna, police arrested two individuals in connection with the second stone-pelting attack. Additionally, the J&K administration and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took up the matter with Haryana authorities to demand strict action.
