According to the complainants, Malathi asked them to give cash to them (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights On Thursday, the Chennai Police arrested a transgender after passersby complained to them E Manikandan alias Malathi used to stop passersby and demanded money from them Malathi has been booked and has been remanded under judicial custody

Chennai: A transgender was arrested in Chennai for threatening passersby, the police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as E Manikandan alias Malathi. Malathi is 19-years-old. Allegedly, Malathi used to demand money from passersby and threatened them if they refused to pay.

The police personnel on patrol duty near Arafath lake on Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road (CTH) arrested the accused. Some of the passersby had allegedly complained to the police about Malathi.

According to the complainants, Malathi asked them to give cash to them. When they refused, Malathi allegedly threatened them using a knife. The local police told Times of India that last week, they had warned Malathi against threatening the passersby.

However, the police had to take the 19-year-old to the police station as she continued to threaten the passersby even after the warning. The police have booked Malathi for verbal abuse, robber, criminal intimidation. Malathi has been remanded in judicial custody.

Thane man murders transgender after being constantly harassed for money

In May this year, a man from Thane's Kolsewadi murdered a transgender after being constantly harassed for money. The deceased was identified as Reva Desai. The accused was identified as Sushil Bhalerao. The accused and the deceased knew each other.

Reva Desai had allegedly been demanding money from Sushil. Sushil and Reva Desai used to meet at the former's residence. Sometime before the incident, Reva Desai allegedly told Sushil that his family would die of some disease. Reva Desai allegedly made this remark after Sushil did not pay his dues. After this, the two had an argument and Sushil stabbed Reva Desai. Sushil was planning to leave Thane when the Mumbra police nabbed him. The Mumbra police handed over the accused to the Thane police and he confessed to the crime when he was being interrogated.