Mumbai , July 26 (UNI) A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against a transgender individual on charges of insulting a female passenger aboard a local train here and a notice has been issued by the Government Railway Police (GRP)on Wednesday.
The incident involved a 44-year-old woman travelling in a local train, During her journey a transgender person boarded the compartment at Matunga station and began demanding money from fellow passengers.
The situation took an unpleasant turn when the transgender put one hand on the head of the complainant woman in the same compartment. The woman objected to this gesture and questioned the transgender’s gender identity, asking whether the individual was a woman or a man. In an alarming turn of events, the transgender lifted the saree publicly.
The act of lifting the saree triggered a heated altercation between the complainant and the transgender individual. In response to the distressing incident, the woman promptly proceeded to the Bandra GRP police station, where she filed a formal complaint against the transgender.
Acting on the woman’s complaint, the Bandra GRP registered an FIR against the transgender individual under Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with “Word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.” The FIR identifies the transgender person as Shivanya Sarla, also known as Kaushalya, aged 24.
A GRP police said the FIR had been filed against Shivanya Sarla alias Kaushalya, and a notice under CrPC Act 41(A) had been issued.
