SRINAGAR: The Occupied Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday denied a TOIreport that tourists link> had beenattacked by stone pelters on Sunday, but acknowledged that “two touristsgot minor injuries on April 1 … because the vehicles came in the middleof an area where pelting was going on”, Times of India has reported.

Awantipora link> superintendent ofpolice Zahid Ahmad also confirmed to TOI that a vehicle in which touristswere travelling was attacked by stone-pelters, but said the incident tookplace near Khanabal in Anantnag, not in Awantipora police district.

Another tourist bus (no. UP17AT505) of Sehgal Tours, carrying 42 touristsfrom Mandya district, Karnataka, was attacked by stone-pelters in Kangan onTuesday. Driver Ramesh told TOI the bus was on its way from Sonmarg toSrinagar. Two tourists suffered injuries from the shards of the glasswindows that were smashed by stone-pelters.

On Tuesday, TOI had published a report, “Stone pelters attack tourists inJ&K, 4 hurt link>”.Responding to the report, the police issued a statement, saying that noincident of stone pelting took place near Dal Lake and Awantipora areas onSunday. “Police investigations have also shown that no injuries to anybodywere reported from the area…two tourists got minor injuries on April 1.

They were given first aid and discharged immediately. There has been nointended or designed attack on any tourist. It was because the vehiclescame in the middle of an area where pelting was going on,” the police said.