A newlywed youth was arrested for allegedly having ‘unnatural sex’ with a transgender in Cuttack district. The Cuttack Mangalabag police arrested the accused following complaint lodged by the transgender.
The accused, a resident of Mangalabag, had physical relationship with the transgender from a place under Angul district’s Banarpal police limits for over a decade since they were studying together till 2017.
Both had promised each other not to marry anyone in life. They were meeting after their study and after getting jobs. However, the situation changed after the 28-year-old youth’s family was planning for his marriage with a girl.
The transgender approached the families of the youth and the girl requesting them not to proceed with the marriage proposal and informed the families about their long relationship. However, rejecting the transgender’s claim, the families organised the wedding ceremony. The youth finally tied the knot with the girl on May 4.
The youth’s family had allegedly threatened the transgender on April 24 to stay away from him.
Police detained the accused, his elder brother and uncle on May 9 following a written complaint by the transgender later, the accused and his uncle were arrested and forwarded to court.