Police have arrested two persons for allegedly throwing stones and smashing windows of a Jammu and Kashmir -bound private bus following a dispute in Haryana’s Karnal district, leaving a passenger and a dhaba employee injured, police said on Sunday.
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The incident occurred around 10pm on Saturday, according to inspector general of police (IGP) (Karnal Range) Ashwin Shenvi. The arrested accused, Mohit and Sawan, are both residents of Yunispur village of Karnal district. “This unfortunate incident should never have taken place. I hope the Haryana government , led by Nayab Singh Saini, and the Haryana Police catch the culprits and take action to ensure these things don’t happen again. The J&K government stands with the affected passengers and is closely monitoring the situation,” Omar posted on his X handle. “Two youths arrived at the spot in a Maruti Baleno car bearing registration number HR05BQ2412. Police later registered a first information report (FIR) at the Butana police station under relevant sections of the BNS, following a complaint filed by the manager of the dhaba.
The altercation occurred over parking at Divine Star Dhaba near Raipur village in Karnal, ruling out any communal or region-based hate angle in the incident, according to police. “The bus, which was travelling from Delhi to Srinagar with nearly 40 passengers, also stopped in the dhaba’s parking area,” Shenvi said. The bus passenger, identified as Saeed Arfak, and the two car occupants, Mohit and Sawan, were involved in the altercation, according to Butana police station in-charge Vipin Kumar. He said the car occupants and the bus passenger were allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, according to preliminary findings. Police said they have seized the car of the accused and further investigation into the incident is underway.
