From The Hindu · PTI · · 1m 40s
Bus attacked twice in two days on Delhi-Srinagar route
A Srinagar-bound bus was hit with stones near Ludhiana, the second attack on the same company's vehicle in as many days. No injuries reported, but police are investigating a possible link.
In brief
A Srinagar-bound bus was hit with stones near Ludhiana, the second attack on the same company's vehicle in as many days. No injuries reported, but police are investigating a possible link. A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones in Punjab on October eighteenth, the second strike on the same operator's vehicle…
Bus attacked near Khanna
A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones near Doraha in Khanna, Punjab on Sunday night, October eighteenth. A stone smashed a windowpane but no passengers were injured.
Second attack in two days
The bus belongs to the same transport company whose vehicle was attacked in Haryana's Karnal on Saturday, October seventeenth. Police are investigating whether the two incidents are linked.
“Both incidents involve the same operator. We are probing whether there is a link between the two attacks.”
Police response and investigation
Khanna Superintendent of Police R.K. Yadav said an FIR was registered at Doraha police station. CCTV footage from nearby dhabas, petrol pumps and toll points is being scanned to trace the miscreants.
Pattern of attacks on GT Road
The Doraha stretch of GT Road has witnessed similar incidents where trucks and buses have been pelted with stones, often by miscreants taking advantage of darkness and isolated spots.
Safety concerns raised
The back-to-back attacks have raised questions over the safety of night-time inter-state passengers, especially on the busy Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar route. Investigation continues into motive.
Earlier attack in Karnal
On Saturday, October seventeenth, a Jammu and Kashmir-bound bus was attacked with stones in Haryana's Karnal district following a dispute, injuring a passenger and a dhaba employee.
The bottom line
A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones in Punjab on October eighteenth, the second strike on the same operator's vehicle in two days, raising safety concerns on the route.
