Police officer claims the damage is ‘self-inflicted’ but separatist leaders, militants and many others allege a ‘conspiracy’ by security agencies and the RSS. Seer shuts to protest ‘rescuing’ of braid chopper by army After causing panic in Delhi and adjoining states, braid chopping has reached Kashmir. Only here, the resultant “mass hysteria”, as psychologists have described such episodes, has given fresh ammunition to separatists and militants to corner the security agencies. The Valley reported its first braid chopping in September, about a month after Jammu had reported several similar incidents.…
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