- A 20-year-old man in India woke up in hospital with his genitals removed
- He said he was tricked into undergoing a sex change surgery
- The man who tricked him threatened to steal his share of his father’s land
Police in India are investigating an incident that saw a horrified man wake up in hospital to find he was ‘tricked’ into a sex change operation as part of a bizarre land grab attempt.
The 20-year-old man from Sanjak village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, known only as Mujahid, accused another man, Omprakash, of misleading him into believing he had an urgent medical issue that needed to be solved.
After going to Muzaffarnagar Medical College, he was put under the knife by a team of trained doctors on June 3.
Following the surgery, Mujahid woke up to find that surgeons had removed his genitals, NDTV reported.
‘When I regained consciousness, I was told that I had been changed from a boy to a girl,’ Mujahid recounted.
The afflicted man alleged that the incident was the culmination of a two-year campaign of threats and harassment by Omprakash, but the extent of their relationship is still unknown.
The 20-year-old man, known only as Mujahid, went under the knife at Muzaffarnagar Medical College (pictured)
Omprakash allegedly then told Mujahid that he would now have to live with him, as he would be ostracised by friends and family.
He also allegedly threatened to shoot Mujahid’s father and seize his share of the family land.
‘He said, ‘I changed you from a man to a woman and now you have to live with me. I have prepared a lawyer and prepared a court marriage for you. Now I will shoot your father and the land of your share will be named after me and then I will sell it and go to Lucknow’,’ Mujahid recalled.
But instead of being cast out by his local community, workers from a local farmer’s union set up a protest at the medical college, calling for immediate legal and criminal action against Omprakash and the involved doctors.
Local cops have since arrested Omprakash, and are said to be investigating the involved doctors.
Mujahid’s family are also suing, claiming that his life has been severely affected by the horrific incident.
‘All the allegations made by the family and the protestors will be thoroughly investigated, and appropriate legal actions will be taken against those found guilty,’ Senior Muzaffarnagar police officer Ramashish Yadav said.