Srinagar, Publish Date: Oct 16 2017
Kashmir police chief Muneer Ahmad Khan on Monday ruled out the lie-detector or polygraph testing of the braid-chopping victims in the Valley.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khan said scientific examination of the victims would be conducted.
“We will collect samples to know what type of sprays have been used on the victims,” Khan told journalists during a news conference in Srinagar.
Earlier, reports had said that the police was planning to conduct polygraph tests on the victims.
Hair of over 100 women and young girls has been mysteriously chopped off across the Valley during past month.
These girls and women have told their families and police that unknown persons cut their hair after knocking them unconscious with some spray.
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.
The growing incidents have forced people to form local committees in every locality who remain awake throughout the night to ensure no braid cutting incident occurs.
These incidents have already created fear psychosis across Kashmir with fear griping the women folk who find it very difficult to venture out of their homes.
