Police on Thursday said that a youth was mistaken as braid chopper and thrashed by
the youth was apprehended after moving ‘suspiciously’ in village Dangerpora Sumbal Bandipora last night. A police party rushed to the area after getting information about the incident.
“The suspicious person was brought into the police custody. The matter was verified and during verification it was found that the said person is Mentally unstable and was immediately taken to doctor wherein doctor advised him for psychiatric treatment as he seems to be mentally unsound.
Pertinent to mention here that statements of the locals were recorded wherein they stated that Neither he attempted nor he entered any house in the vicinity rather he was moving suspiciously around the canal and was apprehended by the locals misunderstood him as braid chopper and handed over the said person to police.