Pulwama: A burqa-clad person was thrashed by locals in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after mistaking him for a braid-chopper.
An official said that a police party rescued the person from the locals who were thrashing him on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
He said the person was not a braid-chopper but a transgender who often wears burqa and female dresses.
The official identified the person as a resident of Noorpora village of Awantipora. He was immediately shifted to PHC Awantipora for treatment.
The locals alleged that police lobbed tear smoke shells as they were questioning the alleged braid-chopper. However, a senior police official said that the people tried to kill him without ascertaining the facts.
“They even halted the traffic movement on the highway followed which police intervened by lobbing tear smoke shells to restore traffic.” he said.
