SRINAGAR, Oct. 19 -- The stone-pelting incident involving a Srinagar-bound bus in Haryana's Karnal district drew condemnation from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the BJP and the Peoples Conference, even as police said preliminary investigation suggested that the incident stemmed from a parking dispute and had not revealed a hate crime angle.

Two persons, identified as Mohit and Sawan, both residents of Karnal district, have been detained for questioning, while the car allegedly involved in the incident has been seized, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred around 10 pm on October 17 near Divine Star Dhaba, where the bus, travelling from Delhi to Srinagar with around 40 passengers on board, had stopped in the park...