A Sikh student was attacked with pepper spray after an altercation on a B.C. Transit bus while he was on his way home from school in Kelowna on Monday.

Kelowna RCMP said in a statement that the attack occurred just before 4 p.m. at a bus stop at the intersection of Rutland Road and Robson Road in the Okanagan city.

Mounties say a 17-year-old student was either bear or pepper sprayed by another teenage boy following an altercation on a B.C. Transit bus that resulted in those involved being told to leave.

"Several witness statements have been obtained, and the teenaged suspect in this incident has already been identified," reads a statement from Cpl. Michael Gauthier.

In a statement, a B.C. Transit spokesperson said their thoughts were with the assault victim and they were supporting Mounties with the investigation.

They did not respond directly to the allegations raised by Hundal regarding the bus driver letting off the victim and the alleged attacker, saying the investigation was active and they could not comment on specifics.

"Though incidents of this nature are rare on B.C. Transit buses and at bus stops, we take reports of inappropriate and illegal behaviour within our systems very seriously and work closely with police to follow the legal process for complaints," the spokesperson said.

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Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh told CBC News that the student had only been in the city for around five months and spoke little English. She called the attack "totally unacceptable."

"He loves going to school. He has a great rapport with his teachers. No problem there," she said. "He is absolutely traumatized. He's in a state of shock."