4 HRTC buses vandalised in Amritsar, FIR lodged
By : Sandhya
Four buses of Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC) were damaged and defaced with ‘Khalistan’ slogans on Friday night by unknown persons at Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Amritsar. The vandalism was noticed by the locals and staff of the buses on Saturday morning. Their windscreens were broken and the word ‘Khalistan’ was found written in Punjabi on vehicles’ front and sides.
After being informed, the police reached the ISBT to take stock of situation. After filing a formal complaint against unidentified individuals, the slogans were taken down and an investigation was started.
The affected buses include those plying on the Amritsar-Bilaspur, Amritsar-Sujanpur, and Amritsar-Jwala Ji routes. “We were sleeping in our rest room. In the morning, we found the buses damaged. It appears that the miscreants pelted stones at the buses to damage their window panes. We have lodged a complaint with the local police besides informing our senior officers who are coming to take stock of situation,” said HRTC conductor Kashmiri Lal.