“There was an obvious bid to cut her hair,” Mr. Ahmad told this reporter. The police came but took no major action,” said Mr. Ahmad. These are but a few of the several reports of women’s braids being cut off by unknown men that have sparked panic across Kashmir. Talking to The Hindu, Mr. Ahmad also questioned the role of the police. In fact, the Baramulla police say one girl, who claimed to have been attacked by unknown men on October 5, “turned out to be a psychiatric patient”.

Source: The Hindu October 07, 2017 15:38 UTC