A transgender woman was allegedly stripped half-naked, tied to a pole and assaulted by a gang of men at Pammal near Chennai after they mistook her for a child kidnapper. The police arrested five men based on the complaint of the victim who works in an IT firm at Thoraipakkam.
According to the police, the victim was returning home after having dinner at a hotel at Mungileri on February 18 when she was attacked. Two men intercepted her and asked for her identity. Despite her telling them that she works in an IT firm, the men assaulted her.