CRIMAL Eunuchs doing Extortion Harassment of railway passengers on trains ?

RPF Rounds up 25 Eunuchs for Harassing train Passengers

AHMEDABAD: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 25 eunuchs for harassing and extorting money from travelers onboard trains connecting Ahmedabad to various places.

The eunuchs used to travel in groups of three and four, forcing passengers to give them money and in some cases even hassle passengers who refused. "There were two-three groups who used to operate on separate routes, intimidate travelers and extort Rs 10 to Rs 15 from each one of them," said a railway official.

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Several complaints of extortion and harassment were lodged by passengers with the railway officials about eunuchs forcibly exacting money from passengers traveling in sleeper and three-tier AC coaches on routes of Delhi, Rajkot and Mumbai. They would board trains from in-between stations such as Mehsana, Viramgam and Nadiad.

After an extensive search launched by the RPF on many trains the accused were rounded up. This was the first such raid on eunuchs in the past five to six years.

Railways to keep track on eunuchs

Railway police warn them against harassing passengers
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In a proactive attempt at putting a stop to harassment of railway passengers by eunuchs, who go about extorting money on trains, the Kazipet Government Railway Police (GRP) organised a counselling session for the community on Thursday.

GRP SP Dr M Kantha Rao asked Eunuchs to give up the practice that amounted to 'extortion' and warned them against harassing railway passengers.

However, the problem appeared in need of deeper analysis when Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) TVM Ravi Kumar and Kantha Rao both expressed helplessness on the question of suggesting alternative livelihoods for eunuchs.

At crossroads:Transgenders arriving at a counselling programme organised by the Kazipet Railway Police in Warangal on Thursday.- Photo: M. Murali

The Railways Superintendent of Police, M Kantha Rao, has warned transgenders (hijras) against causing inconvenience and harassing passengers travelling in trains.

At a special counselling programme held for the hijras at Kazipet here on Thursday, the SP said he was forced to conduct the session in view of increased complaints from the passengers that they were resorting to forcible collection of money and causing untold misery with their peculiar acts.

Addressing a huge gathering of hijras, Mr. Kantha Rao said they would deal sternly with the erring persons.

“The Indian railways will not allow anyone board a train or come on to platform without ticket. You must not move in the trains seeking money from the passengers and attacking the innocent passengers,” he told them.

Speaking on behalf of the community, Laila and Goutami said they were not harassing any passengers. They were only forced to beg due to lack of opportunities to make a decent living.

They in turn alleged that the railway police were booking false cases against them and collecting heavy penalties. They said the money they earn begging would often go to payment of fines as sometimes four to five cases are booked against one hijra. “Sometimes the penalty is Rs. 2,500. How can we pay such an amount when we do not earn that much even begging the whole day,” they said.

They said they would stop begging if they were provided any employment by the officials and plan a better way of living.

Responding to their pleas, Mr. Kantha Rao said that he would consult the district administration and explore possibilities to provide an alternate means of earning for the hijras. The SP gave away Rs. 7,000 financial assistance to a society run by the hijras.

Railways Divisional Manager Ravinder, Kazipet DSP K. Dakshina Murthy and others were present.

March 20th, 2011 by Jonit
In Mumbai last summer, Michelle and I twice ran into hijras, or eunuchs, as they’re referred to in English…once while stopped at a red light in an auto-rickshaw and the other on a train.  When they walked up to our auto-rickshaw, they were begging for money and wouldn’t leave until we gave it to them.  Saying no didn’t have any effect.  We ended up giving them some coins.  We also gave some money to the hijras we encountered on the train and asked if we could take their picture, which, as you can see, came out pretty well.

s extortion of money by them legal? Also Section 96,97,102,105 and 106 of IPC give us privilege to use these pepper sprays for self-defense and we can safely call this act for self-defense when one tries to extort money which are not really harmful with long term effects but are enough to teach these eunuchs a lesson.

In below, you can see Bangalore City Commissioner of Police has expressed his opinion on usage of Pepper Sprays.

I was suggesting pepper spray for those who extort and not to those who beg. Anyways these are my personal views and i am deterred to follow this in future if in case i meet such character(s) trying to extort at either traffic signal or at some other place.