Protest erupted in Chattabal area of Srinagar city against an overnight braid chopping incident.

Protest erupted in Chattabal area of Srinagar city against an overnight braid chopping incident.

 

Nasir Khan Central Kashmir Bureau Chief

 

Srinagar:- Protest erupted in Chattabal area of Srinagar city against an overnight braid chopping incident there. Large number of women hit to roads and raised anti-government and anti-police slogans. Divulging information about the incident locals said: “a miscreant barged into the secluded house of Bilal Ahmed Gojri, a conductor by profession who lives with a non-local better-half. The miscreant attacked the woman while Gojri during confrontation lost the balance and fell down on the ground from the window. Gojri suffered injuries and is unable to move,” they said.

 

The protesters mostly women amid slogans castigated government for failing to protect the honour and dignity of women folk. 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.