There is a great deal of panic among the people of Jammu and Kashmir following incidents of braid cutting. Earlier this week, a 70 year old man died after he was beaten with a brick on the suspicion that he was a braid chopper. There are youth out on the streets of Jammu and Kashmir keeping a vigil to foil any attempt of braid cutting. Dr Jawad Nasir Ahmad of the Resident Government Medical College, Srinagar explains this syndrome.