Ramalinga Reddy directs police to stop Transgender from begging

Bengaluru: Home minister Ramalinga Reddy has directed the police to stop people from asking alms in the city.

Minister has also instructed the police to keep a watch on transgenders as it has been learnt that some of them indulge in prostitution and robbery besides begging at roadsides and signals.

It has been reported that many shop owners in the city had earlier raised an alarm against the transgender for demanding money from them.

“Transgenders have made our lives miserable. They visit our shops in batches throughout the day, beg for money and create nuisance inside the shop if they are not paid,” they complained. Narrating his ordeal, a mobile shop owner in Indiranagar said that the transgenders have become like hafta collectors who visit to his shop every day. “I pay them out of fear as they create a nuisance in front of customers. It has to stop. I can understand if a disabled person asks for money. 

The police are asked to detain all beggars in regards to these complaints.