A transgender gang forcibly subjected a student to gender reassignment surgery, extorted money, and filmed obscene acts using threats and coercion, the 19-year-old BCom from Malad has alleged. According to the detailed complaint filed with the police, the victim, a resident of Appapada, Kurar village in Malad East, had befriended a person named Kaveri (Kartik) Vedamani Nikam, a resident of Malwani, Malad West, about one and a half years ago. Through Kaveri, he was introduced to Neha Khan alias Neha Ipte, who, according to the complaint, leads a local transgender group operating from the same locality.

On August 5, the victim was allegedly called to Neha’s residence, where Neha, Kaveri, Bhaskar Shetty, and a person named Mahi reportedly brainwashed him to undergo gender transition. When he refused, they allegedly locked him in a room, forced him to perform indecent acts with a dog, recorded the act, and used the video to blackmail him.