A new the wave of violence has swept northwest Kashmir coinciding with the Chief Minister’s first-ever visit to New Delhi. The violence was triggered by an alleged molestation of a young girl   by a soldier in Handwara town on Tuesday.  She has denied this in a video that itself has invited criticism and charged a group of youths with creating the whole trouble. There obviously is something more than what meets the eye. The Army suspects a conspiracy orchestrated by the separatist-inclined forces  to “malign its image.” The two inquiries, ordered by the Army and the state government, will serve  their purpose only if  allowed to reach their conclusions in  a transparent manner  by applying the principle of accountability. The past experience doesn’t offer much ground for optimism.  This is a testing time for the new Chief Minister to ensure that not only the inquiries are conducted in a fair manner but also appear to be impartial and result-oriented. It is time for her to prove that she is different and that she means business.Mehbooba has a double-task at hand. Her effort should be to seek punishment for those who killed the protesters and also  go deeper into the malaise that has resulted in the current turmoil. There is an attempt by separatists and some other quarters to push her in a  confrontational mode with Delhi, hoping instability in which they do thrive. It is a toxic idea. It would create more trouble and sour the Srinagar-Delhi relationship.  She cannot afford to get trapped in that strategy; not because of the political arithmetic of the PDP and the BJP but primarily because that would produce no gains. She must take control of things  as the Chairman of the Unified Headquarters, the highest policy-making body of the security  affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, and ensure that command-and-control works. Equally important is the  task  of administering the much-needed “healing touch” to the people in the real sense of the phrase. Her test lies in making right decisions. If she insists on wanting to please all, she would please none.