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Police are investigating
a mysterious raft of attacks in which Indian women say they're waking up to
find someone has chopped off their hair.
Associated
Press report continues:
A
top official in northern Uttar Pradesh state says police have advised people
not to believe or spread rumors following the death of a 65-year-old woman who
was beaten by a mob on suspicion that she was a witch responsible for the hair
theft.
Anand
Kumar says village committees have been ordered to quash rumors about ghosts or
witches cutting off women's braids. Similar complaints have come from
neighboring Haryana and Delhi suburbs.
Kumar
said Friday police are investigating the claims.
Some psychiatrists believe
they may be due to mass hysteria or hallucination.
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