Stone-pelters attack school bus in J&K''s Shopian; student hurt

Suhail S Shah

Anantnag, May 2

A student of a private school was injured on Wednesday when his school bus was attacked by stone-pelters in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A group of miscreants pelted stones on the bus of Rainbow High School at Zavoora in Shopian. The police said the bus was attacked with stones near Kanipora village.

Shocked & angered to hear of the attack on a school bus in Shopian. The perpetrators of this senseless & cowardly act will be brought to justice.

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 2, 2018

The police said the student received injuries in his head and was referred to Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in Srinagar.

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the attack on the school bus.

How does pelting stones on school children or tourist buses help advance the agenda of these stone pelters? These attacks deserve our unequivocal condemnation & this tweet is mine. https://t.co/cncux82E6k

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 2, 2018

"How does pelting stones on school children or tourist buses help advance the agenda of these stone pelters? These attacks deserve our unequivocal condemnation & this tweet is mine," Omar wrote on his Twitter handle. PTI/ANI  

My son has been injured in stone pelting, this is against humanity. This could have been anyone's child: Father of the minor (who got injured in stone pelting on a school bus in Kanipora). #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/9TiiH41Fld

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2018

#JammuAndKashmir: Visuals of school bus on which stones were pelted in Kanipora. One student has been injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/mXT8bRXPpo

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2018