ZeeNews.com
Vellore, Aug 26: The total number of transgenders undergoing sex change surgeries at Vellore Government Medical College Hospital under a state-sponsored scheme has gone up to three, with one Deepa having operated upon by a team of five doctors recently.
Deepa who underwent the operation on Thursday was recuperating and would be discharged soon, the doctors of the hospital said.
Earlier, two other transgenders–Karpagam and Simran–were operated upon.
As per the state government orders, a few transgenders were shortlisted and surgeries, free of cost, were being conducted in a phased manner.