In Tripura, Transgenders Allege Cops Made Them Strip To "Prove Gender"
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The police complaint lodged by one of the transgenders said they were made to write an undertaking that they will never cross-dress
Four transgenders were arrested by the police here and made to strip in a police station to prove their gender, according to a police complaint filed by one of them.
They were also made to write an undertaking that they will never cross-dress and if they are found in such an attire anywhere in the city, they could be arrested, the complaint said.
The incident allegedly took place after the four emerged from a party in a hotel on Saturday night. The complaint was filed by one of the four on Monday after they were allowed to go.
The complaint, which was made available to mediapersons here on Tuesday, said that a photojournalist was also with the police during the incident.
