Four Punjab tourists have been detained for assaulting three local shopkeepers with a knife at Kufri here, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred following a disagreement between the tourists and local shopkeepers over rented snow boots that turned into a heated argument, leading to an altercation.
During the scuffle, the tourists stabbed the shopkeepers with a knife and injured them.
The injured were shifted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital.
ASP Navdeep said an investigation is on.