UP: 2 transgender individuals held for forcing one other particular person to lick slipper | Lucknow Information

BALLIA: Two transgender individuals have been on Thursday arrested for allegedly forcing an individual from the group to lick a slipper, police stated. A video of the incident made rounds on social media on Wednesday through which one of many two transgender particular person was being compelled to lick their slipper after spitting on it.
The 2 victims have been additionally allegedly tonsured.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Faheem Qureshi stated Puja, a resident of Bibipur village, filed a criticism saying some individuals took Naina and Payal, each from the transgender group, forcibly in a automobile on March 10 whereas they have been performing within the Bahorwa village.
The incident was a fallout of a dispute over jurisdiction between two teams of transgender individuals, the officer had stated earlier.
On Wednesday, an FIR was lodged in opposition to 5 individuals from the identical group on the Ubhaon police station, he stated.
“Now we have arrested Manish and Rahul Singh, each transgender individuals, in reference to the case,” the Deputy SP stated, including that three individuals are nonetheless at giant.
The police staff has rescued one of many victims, Payal, and searches for the opposite sufferer are underway, he stated.