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No incident as reported by Times of India’s Saleem Pandit took place, says Police

Srinagar: On Tuesday, a report in the Times of India by Journalist Saleem Pandith claimed that around 100 stone pelters attacked a tourist bus in which 4 were injured. However, the report has been strongly refuted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

As per District police authorities Srinagar, no such  incident of stone pelting took place in that area yesterday as reported by the correspondent. Police investigation have also shown  that no injuries to any body were  reported  from area.

A police statement said, “apropos a news item published in The Times of India news paper with byline of Sh Saleem Pandith, regarding tourists being injured in stone pelting at Dalgate area of Srinagar city and Awantipora.

“However, two tourist got minor injuries on April 1. They were given first aid and discharged immediately. There has been no intended or designed attack on any Tourist. It was because the vehicles came in middle an area where pelting was going on,” the statement added.

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