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-The Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br /><br /><em>Horror inside lock-up<br /></em><br />Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br /><br />I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.<br /><br />Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? 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I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
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my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
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inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
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hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I am a 21-year-old 
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	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a 21-year-old transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I putmy life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for clients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makesme an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. 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I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. 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I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are theculprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know therules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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-The Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to the brutal sexual assaults.<br /><br />Once I was going home at night after attending a friend&rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life became hell those few weeks.<br /><br /><em>&lsquo;Please us, or get raped&rsquo;<br /></em><br />Mymost cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abusesand finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.<br /><br />Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. &ldquo;If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),&rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.<br /><br />I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one ofthose cops recognised me. He said, &ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was four of us. This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br /><br /><em>Horror inside lock-up<br /></em><br />Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br /><br />I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.<br /><br />Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em>NGOs confirm rape by cops<br /></em><br />Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. &ldquo;I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&rsquo;t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz.<br /><br />Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &ldquo;Transgenders have no faith in the system. 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-The Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
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culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one ofthose cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are theculprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know therules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she is chased and put in a PCR van. 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-The Hindustan Times&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &amp;mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &amp;mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&amp;rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&amp;lsquo;Please us, or get raped&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &amp;ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&amp;rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &amp;ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Horror inside lock-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&amp;nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &amp;ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &amp;ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&amp;rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&amp;rsquo;&amp;rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;NGOs confirm rape by cops&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &amp;ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&amp;rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&amp;rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &amp;ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&amp;rdquo; says 
Kumar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &amp;ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&amp;rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&amp;rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&amp;rdquo; Chettri said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(As told to Shara Ashraf) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                <div align="justify">-The Hindustan Times<br /><br />I am a 21-year-old transgender &mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I putmy life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for clients.<br /><br />There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makesme an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and jewellery. I often come back home &mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to the brutal sexual assaults.<br /><br />Once I was going home at night after attending a friend&rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life became hell those few weeks.<br /><br /><em>&lsquo;Please us, or get raped&rsquo;<br /></em><br />Mymost cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abusesand finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.<br /><br />Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. &ldquo;If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),&rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.<br /><br />I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one ofthose cops recognised me. He said, &ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was four of us. This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br /><br /><em>Horror inside lock-up<br /></em><br />Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br /><br />I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.<br /><br />Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em>NGOs confirm rape by cops<br /></em><br />Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. &ldquo;I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&rsquo;t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz.<br /><br />Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &ldquo;Transgenders have no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&rdquo; says Kumar.<br /><br />Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are theculprits. &ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&rsquo;t know therules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&rsquo;s when she is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,often in the most brutal manner,&rdquo; Chettri said.<br /><br />The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.<br /><br /><strong><em>(As told to Shara Ashraf) </em></strong><br /></div>               </font>
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-The Hindustan Times<br />
<br />
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.<br />
<br />
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.<br />
<br />
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.<br />
<br />
<em>&lsquo;Please us, or get raped&rsquo;<br />
</em><br />
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.<br />
<br />
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.<br />
<br />
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
<em>Horror inside lock-up<br />
</em><br />
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br />
<br />
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.<br />
<br />
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<em>NGOs confirm rape by cops<br />
</em><br />
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.<br />
<br />
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&rdquo; says 
Kumar.<br />
<br />
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&rdquo; Chettri said.<br />
<br />
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.<br />
<br />
<strong><em>(As told to Shara Ashraf) </em></strong><br />
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-The Hindustan Times<br />
<br />
I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To 
earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no 
one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I put
my life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for 
clients.<br />
<br />
There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we 
never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makes
me an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a 
times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and 
jewellery. I often come back home &mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked 
me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have 
lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to 
the brutal sexual assaults.<br />
<br />
Once I was going home at night after 
attending a friend&rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to 
my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed 
me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it 
ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought 
me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life 
became hell those few weeks.<br />
<br />
<em>&lsquo;Please us, or get raped&rsquo;<br />
</em><br />
My
most cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who 
blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex 
workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abuses
and finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even 
inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oral
sex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on 
sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and 
run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.<br />
<br />
I
was once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops 
approached me. I was alone at that time. &ldquo;If you want to solicit, you 
will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle 
hamare sath karna hoga),&rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they 
dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped me
for about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me 
up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.<br />
<br />
I 
managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic 
the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one of
those cops recognised me. He said, &ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was 
four of us. This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
<em>Horror inside lock-up<br />
</em><br />
I
was once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.
They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book 
me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The 
moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge 
(Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br />
<br />
I was locked 
up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but 
they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every 
night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was 
released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a 
sheet to cover me up.<br />
<br />
Where do I go to get my complaint 
registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my 
grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of 
my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<em>NGOs confirm rape by cops<br />
</em><br />
Rights
activists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidents
are a common occurrence. &ldquo;I have come across several such cases of 
brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narrate
their horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops 
for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&rsquo;t do much in such cases 
because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, 
fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi 
Bhushan of Naaz.<br />
<br />
Transgenders are often raped by cops if they 
refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, 
project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &ldquo;Transgenders have 
no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&rdquo; says 
Kumar.<br />
<br />
Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes 
across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are the
culprits. &ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&rsquo;t know the
rules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&rsquo;s when she 
is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,
often in the most brutal manner,&rdquo; Chettri said.<br />
<br />
The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.<br />
<br />
<strong><em>(As told to Shara Ashraf) </em></strong><br />
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-The Hindustan Times

I am a 21-year-old 
transgender &mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, 
abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to 
live like a woman. I...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Hindustan Times<br /><br />I am a 21-year-old transgender &mdash; a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I putmy life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for clients.<br /><br />There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makesme an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and jewellery. I often come back home &mdash; battered and bleeding. If you asked me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to the brutal sexual assaults.<br /><br />Once I was going home at night after attending a friend&rsquo;s party and took a shortcut through a park close to my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life became hell those few weeks.<br /><br /><em>&lsquo;Please us, or get raped&rsquo;<br /></em><br />Mymost cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abusesand finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape.<br /><br />Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. &ldquo;If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),&rdquo; one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain.<br /><br />I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one ofthose cops recognised me. He said, &ldquo;So, you are back. Last time it was four of us. This time, it will be eight.&rdquo;<br /><br /><em>Horror inside lock-up<br /></em><br />Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.&nbsp; I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, &ldquo;Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).&rdquo;<br /><br />I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. &ldquo;Why are you screaming? Don&rsquo;t you do this every night,&rsquo;&rsquo; one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up.<br /><br />Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em>NGOs confirm rape by cops<br /></em><br />Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. &ldquo;I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can&rsquo;t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,&rdquo; says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz.<br /><br />Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. &ldquo;Transgenders have no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,&rdquo; says Kumar.<br /><br />Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are theculprits. &ldquo;When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn&rsquo;t know therules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That&rsquo;s when she is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,often in the most brutal manner,&rdquo; Chettri said.<br /><br />The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this.<br /><br /><strong><em>(As told to Shara Ashraf) </em></strong><br /></div>'
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‘I was raped by cops multiple times’

-The Hindustan Times I am a 21-year-old transgender — a woman trapped in the body of a man. I am an outcast, abhorred by society. My family disowned me when I told them I wanted to live like a woman. I am pursuing BA from DU through correspondence. To earn a living, I became a sex worker. There was no other option as no one was willing to give me work. But even this job is not easy for I putmy life in danger every night when I roam the streets, looking for clients. There are nearly 10,000 transgenders in Delhi, but we never move in groups because that deters from approaching us. That makesme an easy prey to goons, drunk truck drivers and pickpockets. Many a times, I have been brutally raped after being robbed of my money and jewellery. I often come back home — battered and bleeding. If you asked me how many times I have been raped, I will have no answer for I have lost count. I have often been hospitalised with help from NGOs due to the brutal sexual assaults. Once I was going home at night after attending a friend’s party and took a shortcut through a park close to my home. Five men were hiding behind the bush. They attacked me, pushed me to the ground and pounced on me. The assault was so brutal that it ruptured my breast implant. I started bleeding. A few passersby brought me home. I was bed-ridden for the next few weeks. I had no money. Life became hell those few weeks. ‘Please us, or get raped’ Mymost cruel assaulters are often the men in uniform. Yes, the cops, who blackmail us to pay hafta so that we can carry on with our job as sex workers. Refusal to please them means lathis, kicks in the mouth, abusesand finally, rape. I have often been raped by cops in parks, and even inside lock-ups. Some often stop me on the road and ask for a quick oralsex. Even when I step out from home for personal work, they insist on sex. Any resistance is met with abuses and torture. At times, I try and run away from the cops. I once even bit their hand in a bid to escape. Iwas once looking for clients in front of a park when four cops approached me. I was alone at that time. “If you want to solicit, you will have to please us first (Yahan khada hona chahti hai to pehle hamare sath karna hoga),” one of them said. When I resisted, they dragged me to a secluded spot and took turns at raping me. They raped mefor about five hours and made me perform oral sex. They also beat me up, took away my belongings and left me writhing in pain. I managed to reach home with great difficulty and was taken to a clinic the next morning. I was at the same spot a few months later, when one ofthose cops recognised me. He said, “So, you are back. Last time it was four of us. This time, it will be eight.” Horror inside lock-up Iwas once held by the police for roaming on the roads late in the night.They arrested me, told me what I do was illegal and threatened to book me under severe sections of the IPC.  I was taken to a lock-up. The moment I stepped in, I heard cops say, “Ab 6-7 din aaram se kat jayenge (Now we can have fun for the next six-seven days).” I was locked up in a room and raped by many cops that night. I screamed in pain, but they took no pity. “Why are you screaming? Don’t you do this every night,’’ one of them said. I lay there, naked, the whole night. I was released in the morning with the help of some friends who brought a sheet to cover me up. Where do I go to get my complaint registered? There is no platform for someone like me voice my grievances. If I speak up, I can even get killed. Who will assure me of my safety? I often pray that no one is ever born a transgender.   NGOs confirm rape by cops Rightsactivists, who work with transgenders and bisexuals, say such incidentsare a common occurrence. “I have come across several such cases of brutal sexual assault on transgenders by the cops. They come and narratetheir horror tales to us. A transgender reported being raped by cops for weeks inside a famous Delhi prison. We can’t do much in such cases because the victims themselves back out from identifying the cops, fearing revenge, and we have no proof,” says lawyer and activist Shashi Bhushan of Naaz. Transgenders are often raped by cops if they refuse to pay them hafta on time or refuse free sex, says Jatin Kumar, project coordinator, DART, another LGBT rights NGO. “Transgenders have no faith in the system. All we can do is get the victims treated,” says Kumar. Rudrani Chettri, director, Mitr Trust, says she comes across at least one such case of sexual abuse in which policemen are theculprits. “When a transgender is new in sex trade, she doesn’t know therules. When a cop asks for sex, she tries to run away. That’s when she is chased and put in a PCR van. The rape takes place inside the lock-up,often in the most brutal manner,” Chettri said. The Delhi Police has promised to make its men more gender-sensitive. Hope they are reading this. (As told to Shara Ashraf)