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Two questioned over stone attack on Srinagar-bound bus in Haryana
A Delhi-to-Srinagar bus was attacked in Haryana late Saturday while stopped at a dhaba in Karnal district.
Police said two men in a car hit the bus while manoeuvring, and an argument escalated into a fight involving passengers and dhaba employees.
The men allegedly threw stones, injuring a passenger and a dhaba employee and damaging the bus.
Police said the incident began as a parking dispute, not a hate crime, while some Kashmir leaders condemned the attack and raised concerns about travellers’ safety.
Two Karnal residents were taken for questioning, and police registered a case after the dhaba manager complained.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his office had contacted Haryana’s government, which assured prompt legal action; the police investigation is continuing.
Two men from Karnal were rounded up for questioning after stones were allegedly thrown at a Delhi-to-Srinagar bus in Haryana.
Police said the incident followed a parking dispute and was not a hate crime, while some Jammu and Kashmir leaders condemned it as an attack on Kashmiris.
A passenger and a dhaba employee were injured, and the bus’s windows and seats were damaged.
The incident took place late on October 17 at a dhaba parking area in Karnal, according to police.
Haryana authorities assured Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that they would take prompt and stringent action.
- Who
- Two men, identified as Mohit and Sawan and described as Karnal residents, were rounded up for questioning.
- What
- Stones were allegedly thrown at a Srinagar-bound bus after a dispute, damaging the vehicle. A passenger and a dhaba employee were injured.
- When
- Around 11.30 p.m. on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- The parking area of Divine Star Dhaba in Karnal district, Haryana.
- Why
- Police said a parking dispute led to a verbal altercation and then a physical fight. Some Jammu and Kashmir leaders raised concerns about anti-Kashmiri hostility.
Police
PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para
Cause of incident
Police
Police said the stone attack stemmed from a parking dispute and was not a hate crime.
PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para
Para described the incident as a hate crime.
Response
Police
Police urged the public not to believe social media rumours and said legal proceedings were underway.
PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para
Para demanded arrests and accountability.
The bus and two youths’ car were at the parking area of Divine Star Dhaba in Karnal, where a dispute escalated into a fight and stones were allegedly thrown.
The bus left for Srinagar.
Police registered an FIR at Butana police station and rounded up two men for questioning.
Omar Abdullah said his office had raised the matter with the Haryana government, which assured prompt and stringent action.
- Bus route
- Delhi to Srinagar
- Location
- Divine Star Dhaba parking area, Karnal district, Haryana
- Incident time
- Around 11.30 p.m. on October 17, 2026
- People injured
- One passenger and one dhaba employee
- Men questioned
- Mohit and Sawan, residents of Karnal
- Damage
- Bus windowpanes broken and seats damaged
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What people are saying
This unfortunate incident should never have taken place. I hope the Haryana govt led by Nayab Singh Saini and Haryana Police catch the culprits & take action to ensure these things don’t happen again,
Hate is making ordinary Kashmiris unsafe. We demand arrests and accountability,
the stone attack on the bus stemmed from a parking dispute and was not a hate crime.
Such incidents are not acceptable in Modi’s India. Kashmiris deserve the same dignity, respect and hospitality in every part of the country as any other citizen. No one should be harassed, assaulted or humiliated because they come from Kashmir,