Srinagar: Amid fresh incidents of unknown persons chopping off hair of women, protests have erupted at various places against braid cutting.
Joint Resistance Leadership had urged people to protest against braid chopping.
The hostel boarders of the Kashmir University marched inside varsity campus demanding ‘criminals be brought to book.’
The students of MA Boys hostel, MAK Boys hostel, Habba Khatoon Girls hostel, Rabia Basri Girls hostel, Qurat-ul-Ain Girls hostel and Gani Kashmiri Scholars hostel marched through the campus and raised slogans.
Protests erupted in Central University , nowgam campus too against braid chopping.
Women took to streets in volatile Maisuma area accusing ‘government of shielding the perpetrators’.
“How come police claims no clues about these ‘criminals? When they can catch and identify stone throwing youths and claim to know every movement of militant. How come they don’t know who is behind these incidents,” women said.
Administration on Wednesday has ordered closure of all educational institutions across Kashmir to prevent the protests on Thursday.
Kashmir valley has witnessed more than 100 braid chopping incidents across various districts over the last one month.Jammu and Kashmir Police have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate braid chopping incidents however it has yet not been able to come to a conclusion.
On Tuesday DGP Dr SP Vaid said that most of braid chopping victims were cases of “depression and attention seekers”.
Latest braid chopping incidents have been reported from SD colony battamaloo, and palpora qamarwari.
In Soura , protesters blocked 90ft road after unknown persons tried to barge into residence of victim of braid chopping today in morning.
