Kalavoor: In a bizarre incident, a man cut off a girl's hair while she was watching a cultural programme during the Navaratri celebrations. The incident occurred at Chirikkudukka Arts and Sports Club’s event at Preethikulangara. The girl raised an alarm and the man fled the scene. 

The victim, a teenage girl from Preethikulangara, filed a complaint at the Mannancherry Police station along with her parents. The incident took place on Saturday night.

The man had caused a commotion from behind the girl as she sat on a chair. She then asked him to step away and later she felt something was wrong. Upon checking, she realised her hair had been cut.

The perpetrator has been identified as a 42-year-old local construction worker.

Police have intensified their search to track him down.