Two children were injured, one critically, when unknown people threw stones at a school bus this morning in Shopian in south Kashmir. There were more than 50 children on the bus, including four-year-old nursery students of a private school.
A Class 2 student who suffered a head injury is critical in a hospital in Srinagar. Another boy hit on his head was discharged after treatment.
“My son has been injured in stone pelting, this is against humanity. This could have been anyone’s child,” said his father.
The police are looking for the stone-throwers. “The stone pelters hurled stones around 9.25. The bus belongs to Rainbow International school,” said police officer Shailendra Kumar.
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Stones thrown at school bus with 50 children in Shopian
There was immediate condemnation across the political spectrum.
4The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, “Shocked and angered to hear of the attack on a school bus in Shopian. The perpetrators of this senseless and cowardly act will be brought to justice.”
