Braid of a 12th standard student was chopped off in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday.This is the third such incident in the area during past couple of weeks.
Reports said that the braid of the girl (name withheld) was present inside her home in Ganie Mohalla when she was allegedly attacked.“Her family found her unconscious with her braid chopped off,” they said.Pertinently, braid of a 21-year-old Beerwah girl was cut twice in the past week.Hair of over 100 women and young girls has been mysteriously chopped off across the Valley during past month.
These girls and women have told their families and police that unknown persons cut their hair after knocking them unconscious with some spray.
The police have formed Special Investigation Teams to probe the incidents. However, so far the police and the authorities have been clueless.
The police have announced a reward of Rs six lakh for credible information leading to arrest of any person behind braid chopping incidents. So far, no arrests have been made.
At several places, vigilante mobs have thrashed innocents mistaking them for braid choppers.
The growing incidents have forced people to form local committees in every locality who remain awake throughout the night to ensure no braid cutting incident occurs.
These incidents have already created fear psychosis across Kashmir with fear griping the women folk who find it very difficult to venture out of their homes.