Man allegedly lures friend to hospital to remove his genitals so he could marry him as a female
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An Indian man has accused his friend of tricking him to the hospital only for a sex reassignment operation to be performed on him without his consent.
The victim claims this was part of a grand plan by his friend to get the two of them to marry each other.
The so-called friend had even allegedly conspired with doctors to lure the 20-year-old victim there under false pretences before they carried out the life-changing surgery.
The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh in India, the Hindustan Times reports.
The victim had allegedly been threatened and harassed by the same person for two years. He went to the hospital on June 3, 2024, after being told he needed an immediate inspection.
He was put under anaesthetic before going under the knife.
When he came around, the “friend” told him that they would now have to live together and marry as no one from his family or the community would accept him. The sick friend reportedly threatened to shoot his father and take his share of his family’s land if he didn’t comply, it is claimed.
Speaking to News18, the victim said: “I had no idea what was going to happen in the hospital. I just came with faith.
“When I regained consciousness the next day, he told me that I have become a woman now and we both will have to get married.
“He told me that he changed me from a man to a woman and now we will have to live together.
“He said a lawyer had agreed to conduct our court marriage and we will soon move to Lucknow, where his uncle lives.
“He wants to build a house there and he also withdrew Rs 35,000 from my account.”
Farmer leader Shyam Pal, staged a protest in front of the medical college demanding action against the accused and the hospital staff who allegedly carried out the procedure without the victim’s consent.
He linked the incident to the “illegal business of selling body parts.”
But doctors deny the claim and said the victim underwent sex reassignment of his own will.
Officer Ramashish Yadav said: “The family members of the youth alleged that the other party had got the operation done by misleading them.
“The accused will be investigated.
“Further legal action will be taken on the basis of whatever facts come to light.”
