Srinagar,
Oct 16: Business, other activities came to a grinding halt in the Civil
Lines after people hit the streets following fresh braid chopping incident in
Maisuma area Monday afternoon. Protestors, including students and lawyers, also
took to the streets at various places in the Kashmir Valley, where there is no
letup in braid chopping incidents despite directions to the police by the High
Court to intensify patrolling and adopt the technique of crime mapping to nab
those culprits involved in these crimes. Scores of youth took to the streets at
Maisuma, stronghold of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), as the news of
braid chopping of a girl spread in the area. Shouting slogans, the youth tried
to march towards Lal Chowk. However, security forces burst teargas shells to
disperse them, who resorted to stone pelting. Following clashes, shopkeepers
downed shutters and other business activities also came to a halt in Maisuma,
Lal Chowk and adjoining areas. Hundreds of protestors, including women, hit the
streets at Sheeri in Baramulla, where braid of a girl was cut by unidentified
culprits for the second time in three days on Monday. Meanwhile, scores of
lawyers took out a protest rally from district court to the Deputy
Commissioner’s office in Baramulla against braid chopping incidents in the
Valley. Reports of clashes also came from Hawal in downtown Srinagar, where students
of Islamia College fought a pitched battle with security forces Monday
afternoon. Reports of clashes were also reported from other parts of the
valley, including Sopore. Earlier in the day, Inspector General of Police
(IGP), Kashmir, Muneer Khan on Monday once again cited non-cooperation of
victims and their families the reason behind no headway in the braid chopping
incident. However, he said blood tests of victims will be conducted to
ascertain the composition of the spray used during these crimes. “It could give
vital clues as to who are behind such crimes,” he told reporters here. So far
about 100 braid chopping incidents have been reported in the Valley, where such
cases have created panic among people. Many women living in various parts of
the Valley have stopped going to morning and evening walks fearing braid
chopping. UNI
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