KALABURAGI, 17 MARCH

A shocking incident has unfolded in Kalaburagi, leaving the local community in disbelief where a transgender woman, Ankita Chavhan, was stripped, assaulted, and humiliated by her fellow companions in a daylight attack. The assailants, named Shivani, Bhavani, Mala, and Sheela, targeted Ankita after she requested the return of money she had earned through begging. Ankita, who had been living with Mala, disclosed that she had been handing over her earnings of approximately Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 daily. Following her demand for her money back, she was brutally beaten by six other transgender women. Ankita called for strict punishment for her attackers, noting that this was not an isolated incident; she had faced multiple assaults for refusing to share her earnings. In a related incident, tensions erupted at the Ganagapur Dattatreya Temple, where one group of transgender individuals reportedly assaulted others over territorial disputes regarding begging rights. The Ashok Nagar Police have visited GIMS Hospital to gather details on the assault, with an ongoing investigation seeking to uncover any further motives behind this brutal attack.