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Paranormal record / 2017

Choti Katwa: the braid-chopping panic of northern India

June 20, 2017 · Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India
38Partially documented Paranormal Being / humanoid 31 sources 3 videos

June 2017. A girl in Pipar City, Rajasthan, woke one morning to find her hair cut. Three days later in Bikaner, a woman said a witch had cut her braid while she slept. Then it spread. Haryana. Delhi. Uttar Pradesh. Jammu. Kashmir. Women described a strong flash of light, a tug on the hair, a sudden faint. One saw a thin man carrying a trident. Another saw a large figure that resembled a cat. In Kashmir, it was masked men with a spray. When the women woke, the braid lay beside them. Four months of reports followed, and two elderly people died after mob attacks. Nobody was ever caught.

A braid on the pillow

June 20, 2017. Pipar City, in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district. A girl woke in the morning and found her hair cut. Three days later in Bikaner, a woman said a "witch" had cut her hair while she slept. There were trident marks on her legs and hands.

Sources (31, most influential first)

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  2. Braid chopping sparks fear and unrest in Kashmir · Al Jazeera· 2017-10-12 · Press, book, documentary · news
  3. Hair thieves striking fear in India · Graphic Online (BBC)· 2017-08-03 · Press, book, documentary · news
  4. Police investigating mystery hair shearer in northern India · Fox 5 Atlanta (AP)· 2017-08-07 · Press, book, documentary · news
  5. The curious case of the Kashmiri braid choppers · The New Arab· 2017-10-17 · Press, book, documentary · news