Vinod M Jain
A 22-year-old transgender person was allegedly abducted,tortured and humiliated by a group of transgenders for refusing to repay money they had spent on her gender-affirming surgery.
The accused allegedly shaved the victim’s head and assaulted her brutally,police said.
Based on the complaint,the Srirampura police have registered a case against eight persons under Sections 119,(Voluntarily Causing Hurt/Grievous Hurt to Extort Property or Constrain to an Illegal Act)127(Wrongful confinement),190 (unlawful assembly),351(Criminal intimidation)and 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace)of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Sunday.Further investigation is under way.
According to the complaint,the victim,identified as Jaromia,underwent gender-affirming surgery in November last year and had borrowed ₹1.5 lakh as a loan for the ritual required to join the transgender community.Soon after,the accused allegedly began forcing her to beg and repay the EMI.
The victim stated that she needed time to recover from the surgery,but the accused allegedly began torturing her from the second day after the surgery,demanding that she arrange Rs.10,000 per day.
Unable to bear the harassment and abuse,Jaromia escaped and took shelter at a friend’s house
Police said that on Saturday,the accused allegedly called the victim near NIMHANS on the pretext of signing documents to apply for another loan.
When she reached the spot,she was allegedly forced into an autorickshaw,taken to a house at Koodlu Gate, and assaulted.
The accused allegedly kicked her private parts,beat her severely,and humiliated her by forcibly shaving her head before locking her inside a room.
The victim managed to escape while the accused were asleep and,with the help of a friend,was admitted to a hospital,where she is undergoing treatment.
The victim has also alleged that the accused robbed her of a 10-gram gold chain during the assault.Police said further investigation is in progress.
