IN — Thirumal Nagar, Tirunelveli A man who identifies as a woman was beaten by locals in Thirumal Naga and held for police after his husband, who also identifies as a woman, told locals that the man had attempted to assault an underage relative who had been left in their care.

The six-year-old victim had been staying with her uncle and his husband, both of whom are described as ‘transgender,’ after the girl’s mother went into labor and was admitted to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital. The girl’s father had been accompanying his wife at the hospital.

The locals held the suspect for police, who promptly released him onto the streets. Frustrated residents then alerted the child protection unit and senior police officers.

“Locals said that on Thursday evening, the accused sent the other children out to play around when his wife (the transwoman) went out. As the victim was alone at home, he tried to sexually abuse her. The transwoman wife who came to know about it after she had returned alerted the locals,” B S Dev Ananth, District Child Protection Officer, stated.

A Saravanan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), assured the public, “We are investigating the matter and appropriate action will be taken.”

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TIRUNELVELI: Residents of Thirumal Nagar in Tirunelveli city beat a transgender man for trying to sexually assault a six-year-old girl.