Five held for kidnapping, castrating youth

TimesOfIndia.IndiaTimes.com – A Selvaraj, TNN

Chennai: When 16-year-old Vinoth, a class 9 dropout, disappeared from his house in Kovalam in 2006, his parents searched long and hard, in vain.

In March 2009, he surfaced as Trisha,’ a transgender. His parents Nagooran, a daily labourer, and Rani then approached two NGOs and through them the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women. Their petition was then forwarded to the police and special teams were formed.

On Friday, five persons, including three transgenders, were arrested for kidnapping Vinoth, castrating him and forcing him into sex trade.