Unexpected! Chennai transgender stripped over possible kidnapping suspicion

A mob in Chennai assaulted a transgender over suspicious kidnapping, stripped and tied on a lamp-post.

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In a shocking incident has been reported from Chennai where a transgender person was tied to a lamp-post, stripped, and thrashed by a mob over suspicion of being a kidnapper. According to the information the 25-year-old transgender works at an IT company.

According to the reports, the incident took place on Monday night when the person was returning after having a meal at an eatery near the city's Pallavaram area. Meanwhile, rumors about kidnapping were circulating on social media, which made the locals uneasy and triggered.

The transgender caught the attention of the mob, who accused her of being the kidnapper.

As per sources, the individual was half-naked when they were originally tied to the lamp post. The transgender individual was also hounded by the mob, who insisted that they had the wrong person.

After getting the information, the police arrived on the scene and took the victim to safety. 

Social media users have shared a video of the incident, in which the transgender person is seen sobbing and the cops are seen attempting to evict the people.

The police have detained Nandakumar and Murugan, two people, in response to the complainant and the investigation in the case is on.