Police refuse to file complaint of assault of minor by transgender group

The Kollidam police didn’t register a complaint by a group of transgenders about sexual and bodily assault of a transsexual boy by one other group of transgenders, a staff that rescued the boy alleged on Thursday.

The minor had been brainwashed by a group of transgenders into abandoning his household in Dindigul with the promise of funding his sex-reassignment surgical procedure if he accompanied them to Tiruchi, in accordance to Z. Suji, a transwoman residing in Tiruchi, who had approached the Kollidam police for lodging a complaint.

The boy was made to devour alcohol, subjected to sexual assault, and compelled into prostitution, mentioned Suji, narrating the story on behalf of the affected minor.

Suji, with the help of Gopi Shankar, a member of the National Council for Transgender Persons, and some different transgenders, took the 14-year-old boy to the Kollidam police station to file a complaint. “The police did not pay heed to us and did not even listen to the statement given by the child,” mentioned Gopi. Suji claimed that that they had additionally alerted the ‘1098’ Childline (baby helpline), however applicable steering was not acquired. “It is shameful that the Childline does not know how to handle cases pertaining to non-binary children. There are sections under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act wherein offenders can be jailed for upto three years,” mentioned Gopi.

Meanwhile, the minor’s dad and mom had been knowledgeable of the kid’s whereabouts. “They were worried sick. We told them that he was safe with us and would be sent back. A group of transgenders from Theni arrived on Thursday afternoon and took the child back to restore him to his family,” mentioned Suji.

When contacted, Z. Annie Vijaya, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG), Tiruchi Range, mentioned she had been apprised of the incident. “I have asked the complainants to contact me. I will personally monitor the issue and ensure justice,” mentioned the DIG.