Srinagar: Kashmir University Teachers’ Association (KUTA) has expressed its deep anguish and concern over unabated incidents of braid chopping occurring in different parts of the Kashmir valley and has called upon the concerned government agencies to take immediate necessary measures to curb this menace that is instilling fear and insecurity among common masses in general and female folk, staff and students in particular. A dreadful atmosphere has been created along the length and breadth of the valley as a result of these insane acts while the culprits continue to remain unidentified and untraced. A spokesperson of the Association has impressed upon the government to gear up its entire machinery and nab the culprits involved in such heinous acts.