Stone attack damages e-bus window in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: An unidentified person hurled stones at a green electric bus on Peshawar Road on Tuesday, damaging one of its windows and causing alarm among passengers, according to police and the first information report lodged over the incident.

The complaint was filed by Rhiraz Ahmad, a route officer for the green electric bus service. He told police that he was travelling from Marir Chowk to Motorway Moor when the vehicle came under attack near Charing Cross on Peshawar Road.

According to the FIR, around 100 passengers, including women and children, were on board the bus at the time. A stone struck the window glass on the conductor’s side, breaking it. No passenger was injured in the incident, while the suspect escaped from the scene.

Police registered a case and said a search had been launched to trace the accused.

Robbery incidents in different areas

Separately, three robbery cases were reported in different parts of Rawalpindi, with victims losing cash, mobile phones and a laptop.

In one case, Maghaz Ali Safdar, a resident of Dhoke Kala Khan, approached Sadiqabad police and said he and two friends were on their way to their hostel when two unidentified men on a motorcycle stopped them.

He said the suspects held them at gunpoint and took away three mobile phones worth Rs225,000, a laptop valued at Rs65,000, Rs4,000 in cash and other valuables before fleeing.

In another incident, Aziz ur Rehman filed a complaint with Naseerabad police, stating that three unidentified robbers snatched his mobile phone, which he valued at Rs30,000.

In a separate complaint lodged with Race Course police, Mohammad Akbar Khan said two unidentified robbers deprived him of his mobile phone worth Rs10,000.

The incidents were reported on the same day as the attack on the electric bus, adding to the city police’s caseload as investigations continued into each case.

Authorities have not reported any injuries in the bus attack, but the incident caused panic among those travelling in the vehicle, according to the complaint.

Police are pursuing the suspect involved in the stone-pelting case, while the robbery complaints have also been formally recorded at the relevant police stations.