Chennai, Apr 15 Five transgenders wanted in connection with an inter-state human trafficking case surrendered before a city court here today, taking the number of arrested and surrendered transgenders in the case to 11.
CB-CID ADGP Archana Ramasundaram told PTI that the five persons, wanted in connection with the case relating to conducting transgender surgery on a teenager and forcing him into prostitution, surrendered before a Magistrate court and were remanded to 15 days judical custody.
They were later lodged in the Puzhal jail.
Earlier, six transgenders were arrested on charges of forcing the victim Vinoth into prostitution in Pune, after a trangender surgery was peformed on him by a retired civil surgeon.
The surgeon, Dr Naganna, was arrested from Cuddapah district in Andhra Pradesh last week for performing the operation.
Police officials of three states - Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra were jointly carrying out probe in this case. - Agencies
Apr 15, 2009
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