UP man's genitals removed during sleep, male friend arrested

LUCKNOW: In a frightening incident, a man in Uttar Pradesh was deceived into a gender reassignment surgery by his close friend. Mujahid (20), a native of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, was in his sleep when his friend Omprakash coerced the doctors to perform the surgery.

The surgery took place on June 3 at Begrajpur Medical College, Mansoorpur. Mujahid, a resident of Sanjhak village, says that he was cheated by Omprakash. Mujahid says that Om Prakash has been abusing and threatening him for the past two years. Mujahid alleges that he was taken to the hospital after Omparaksh insisted he undergo a medical check-up. Inside the hospital, the doctors gave him anaesthesia and the next thing Mujahid learned was that his genitals were changed for the reassignment surgery.

Omprakash wanted Mujahid to undergo the surgery for the latter’s family to denounce him. He thought this would make it possible for him to live with Mujahid. The youth says that Omprakash threatened to kill his father and take away his property. The 20-year-old says that Omprakash told him he had hired a lawyer and made arrangements to get married in court.

The Bharatiya Kisan Union staged a protest in front of the hospital to protest the incident. Later, the police assured them they would conduct a detailed investigation into the complaint. The farmers' committee accused the hospital of being involved in rampant organ trafficking and non-consensual gender reassignment surgery. Omprakash was arrested on the complaint of Mujahid's father in the incident. The father also demanded that Mujahid get two crore compensation.