Two tourists from Amritsar were booked for allegedly assaulting the driver and conductor of a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus near the Parwanoo barrier in Solan district on Thursday.

The accused were identified as Gajinder Singh and Chamkor Singh, both residents of Amritsar. Police said an FIR was registered on the statement of bus driver Girija Ram.

The driver and conductor, Amanjeet Singh, sustained blunt injuries in the incident, which occurred around 5 pm. According to police, the two men were travelling in a white Punjab-registered car when the HRTC bus driver applied brakes near a speed breaker close to the Parwanoo barrier. The car allegedly rammed into the rear of the bus.

Sources said that when the bus driver and conductor stepped out of the vehicle, the occupants of the car allegedly began misbehaving with them and subsequently assaulted them with kicks and punches. Several bus passengers recorded the incident on their mobile phones and later shared the videos with the police.

The videos, which later went viral on social media, purportedly show the HRTC driver and conductor being kicked, punched and roughed up by two men who were also heard hurling abuses at them. A woman was also seen defending the assailants and expressing anger over the damage caused to their car.

A case has been registered at the Parwanoo police station. Police said the accused, along with their women relatives, were returning to Punjab from Shimla when the incident took place.

The HRTC bus was travelling from Solan to Ambala in Haryana. Further investigation is underway.