Braid chopping mystery deepens; Delhi woman, three daughters` tresses cut off in Mayapuri

New Delhi: In the wake of three similar cases reported earlier this week, a woman and her three daughters have complained that their braids were cut mysteriously Wednesday night.

While speaking to news agency ANI, the mother of three said that her hair were snipped when she had gone to the washroom at her home in Delhi's Mayapuri area.

"I woke up around 3:00 am to go the washroom and when I came back I saw a chunk of my hair on the bed. I woke up my husband and found my daughters' hair chopped off too," the woman said.

At least six incidents of women's braids being mysteriously chopped off have so far been reported in different parts of the national capital.

Earlier, a 46-year-old woman from Tilangpur Kotla village in Ranhola area complained that her braid was cut off by an unidentified person.

In a similar incident, a 50-year-old woman from Palam had also filed a complaint with the police, alleging her braid was cut off.

"We have registered cases and a probe has been started. CCTV footage has not been of any help," said a senior police officer.

IBHAS doctors who counselled the victims also ruled out that the women cut their own hair due to "some psychological or emotional issues", he said.

The police said cases under the Arms Act have been registered and a probe ordered after unidentified persons cut the braids of three women on Sunday night in Kangan Heri village of west Delhi's Chhawla area.