Srinagar: Two children were injured on Wednesday when a group of stone pelters attacked a school bus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.
According to the police, the incident took place in Zawoora village of Shopian in South Kahsmir.
The police official said that the injured children were immediately shifted to a hospital where doctors referred one of them to Srinagar for specialised treatment.
State director general of police, SP Vaid said that the condition of injured students was stable and were out of danger.
He said that the police has taken cognizance of the incident and a hunt for those responsible for the act was on.
Meanwhile, the house of a ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA was attacked on Wednesday with a petrol bomb in Shopian district.
Police said unknown persons hurled the bomb at the house of Muhammad Yusuf in Memander village. “A portion of the house caught fire but it was immediately doused,” a police officer said.