A man in Uttar Pradesh, India, claims he was tricked into undergoing a non-consensual procedure to remove his genitals as part of a scheme to seize his land and force him into marriage.
The 20-year-old, named Mujahid, accused another man, Omprakash Pal, of luring him to the hospital by convincing him that he had an urgent medical issue that required examination.
Highlights
- A 20-year-old, named Mujahid, claims that he was tricked into a procedure to remove his genitals.
- He accused another man, Omprakash, of taking him to the hospital for treatment of a purported medical issue that required examination
- Hospital authorities claim the surgery was voluntary and for gender-affirming purposes, but police are investigating.
After arriving at the Muzaffarnagar Medical College on June 3, the young man was allegedly sedated and forced to undergo the operation.
Mujahid claims Omprakash had been molesting and harassing him for the past two years, as per the Hindustan Times. The relationship between the two men remains unclear.
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"He brought me here, and the next morning, I had an operation. When I regained consciousness, I was told that I had been changed from a boy to a girl," Mujahid recalled during an interview with NDTV.
The Muzaffarnagar resident said Omprakash told him that he would have to marry him and live with him, affirming his community would ostracize him following the surgery.
He also threatened to kill Mujahid's father and seize his share of his family's land.
"He said, 'I changed you from a man to a woman, and now you have to live with me. I have prepared a lawyer and prepared a court marriage for you. Now I will shoot your father, and the land of your share will be named after me, and then I will sell it and go to Lucknow.'"
The 20-year-old from Uttar Pradesh accused another man, Omprakash Pal, of taking him to the hospital to have him sedated so that doctors could perform the operation
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Mujahid told News 18 that the accused individual wanted to build a house on the property and had withdrawn Rs 35,000 (USD 419) from his account.
Following the operation, farmer leader Shyam Pal reportedly staged a protest in front of the medical college demanding action against Omprakash and hospital staff. He also accused the doctors of being involved in the illegal organ trade.
"When I regained consciousness, I was told that I had been changed from a boy to a girl," Mujahid explained
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Hospital authorities maintain that the procedure was voluntary.
According to Chief Medical Superintendent Kirti Goswami, the 20-year-old had been coming to the hospital regularly for two months to meet with a plastic surgeon.
Goswami alleged that the man identified as a woman and wanted to undergo gender-affirming surgery, a procedure that a transgender or nonbinary person may choose to undergo in order to obtain physical characteristics that align with their gender identity.
The young man claims that Omprakash had been molesting him for years and convinced him to go to the hospital for an urgent medical issue that required examination
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After a complaint was lodged by the victim's father on June 16, the police arrested Omprakash, IndiaToday reports.
Officer Ramashish Yadav informed the public that an investigation is underway to determine Omprakash's involvement in the procedure.
"There was an incident here in which a sex change operation was done on a young man. The family members of the youth alleged that the other party had got the operation done by misleading them," the officer stated.
"The accused will be investigated. Further legal action will be taken on the basis of whatever facts come to light."
Bored Panda has contacted Uttar Pradesh Police for comment.
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