A luxury sleeper bus bound for Srinagar was left with broken windows and shattered taillights after it was allegedly attacked with stones and bricks at a roadside dhaba in Haryana. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has now raised the matter with his Haryana counterpart and the state police. Around 40 passengers were on board, and many were asleep.
A Delhi-to-Srinagar luxury sleeper bus, run by the private operator Star World Ventures and carrying a Jammu and Kashmir registration number, had stopped at Divine Star Dhaba. It was allegedly attacked there.
Abdullah has taken up the incident with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and the Haryana Police. He wants strict action against those responsible. “This unfortunate incident should never have taken place. I hope the Haryana government led by @NayabSainiBJP ji & @police_haryana catch the culprits & take action to ensure these things don’t happen again,” Omar Abdullah posted on X. The incident took place late Friday night near Kurukshetra. A Delhi to Srinagar luxury sleeper bus, run by the private operator Star World Ventures and carrying a Jammu and Kashmir registration number, had stopped at Divine Star Dhaba. It was allegedly attacked there. An elderly Kashmiri man was hurt in the attack. Many passengers, including women and children, were asleep when it happened. They were left terrified. National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar called it an alleged hate crime. Waheed Para of the PDP also condemned the incident and demanded arrests.
