Police take into custody three persons mistaken as braid choppers, quiz suspects

Baramulla: Police on Thursday night rescued three persons who were taken as braid choppers by locals and thrashed after a fresh hair cutting incident in Boniyar, Uri town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Police said they are questioning the suspects and investigation is in progress.
Locals said during evening hours the braid of a woman was chopped off by unidentified miscreants and shortly after the incident a Sumo (JK05C-9395) vehicle was chased by agitated protesters. Three men on board entered into a school while the fourth one managed to escape from the spot.
“The locals caught hold of these three men and they were thrashed while the Sumo vehicle was damaged. The locals took them as braid choppers and thus manhandled them,” said a local from Breniyal village where this incident occurred.
Police rushed to spot and managed to rescue the three men.
On Friday morning, according to reports as a Taveera vehicle (JK01M-6903) carrying the relatives of the alleged accused approached to police station, the locals attacked the vehicle and caused damage to it.
Police rushed to spot and fired tear-smoke shells to disperse the mob. When the mob continued to pelt stones, government forces fired some shots in air.
Station House Officer Police Station Boniyar, Faisal Ahmed Khan while confirming the incident said that prima facie it seems the trio who are currently in lock-up had arrived in the area as guests to a family. “We are still investigating the case,” he added.