The braid cutting scare reached Uttar Pradesh capital as a 29-year-old woman alleged that her hair was cut while she was sleeping in her room in Ujariaon locality of Gomti Nagar on Tuesday-Wednesday intervening night. Highlights In two months, about 100 cases of hair chopping have been reported from villages in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and UP leading to fear and night vigils. In two months, about 100 cases of hair chopping have been reported. (HT Photo)The braid cutting scare started from desolate villages of Bikaner about two months ago. Its first casualty was reported on August 3 from Agra, where a 60-year-old woman was allegedly lynched on suspicion of chopping hair.

Source: Hindustan Times August 10, 2017 08:03 UTC