LUCKNOW, Aug. 4 -- A first information report (FIR) was registered against three unidentified people after a group of men, said to be part of the Kanwar Yatra, allegedly pelted a private school van, carrying about seven children, with stones in Lucknow's Chowk area on Monday morning after a minor collision. Eyewitnesses alleged that the men allegedly smashed the van's windows in front of policemen. According to the police, the incident occurred after an argument over a minor collision between the van and the men on a bike, which later took a violent turn. Police, however, did not officially mention if the men on the bike were Kanwariyas despite eyewitnesses' claims. Police, which initially claimed it was a "small matter", later registered the FIR after several videos of the incident circulated on social media. Lucknow's deputy commissioner of police (West) Kamlesh Dixit said three unidentified persons vandalised a school van. "Based on a complaint lodged by the van driver, Mohd Aamir (26), police have registered an FIR under Sections 131 (assault or use of criminal force), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 324(4) (mischief causing damage) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. An investigation is underway," Dixit said. In a video, three young men could be seen fleeing the spot on their bike as another person recording the video was seen chasing them away. According to a complaint submitted to the Chowk police by guardians of students of Emma Thompson School, Lalbagh, the incident took place at around 7am when the van was passing through the Charak crossing. "After a minor accident, members of a Kanwariya group stopped the vehicles in front of my van and started hurling stones at the vehicle, damaging it and leaving the children terrified," said Mohd Aamir, the van driver. Satendra Dwivedi, a parent, said no child sustained serious injuries. "We are filing a complaint at Chowk police station to register an FIR," said Neelima Mishra, another parent. Zareen Khan, another parent, told the media, "This happened in front of cops. They kept mum and watched it." Mohit Kashyap, an eyewitness, said, "These men not only attacked but also abused and fled the spot." "When the van driver initially approached Chowk police station, police personnel refused to register the complaint and instead threatened to seize the school van for allegedly operating without proper documents," Dwivedi said. When Chowk SHO Nagesh Upadhyay was asked, he said no one was injured and called it a "small matter"."When asked about the parents' allegation that police initially refused to register the complaint and threatened to seize the vehicle, the SHO did not immediately comment. "The accused are being identified using CCTV footage and viral videos," the SHO said....