Delhi Metro: Transgender Individual Strips in Metro, Hurls Abuses at Man for Refusing Money
A transgender person causes a controversy as she strips in Metro railway station and hurls abuses at a man who rejected taking money she offered him. Video A video recently surfaced of the Delhi Metro capturing a chaotic scene of transgender people that shocked the internet with their public frolicking.
Delhi Metro: Transgender Controversy Sparks Outrage
A video shows two transgender persons approaching a young man who was seated in a metro coach, demanding money from him. Things turn ugly when he refuses and asks them to get out. The transgender persons visibly irritated, start taunting him. As tensions spiral into a rage, one of them loses control, starts pulling off clothes and exposes himself while using abuses against the passenger. This was recorded by another passenger, seated at a distance, and sent online, thereby attracting immense popularity.
The video soon reached the ears of the Delhi Metro authorities and the CISF. They acted immediately. The Delhi Metro police claim that they were made aware of the video through their social media network. They have roped in a cyber expert team to trace the origin of the video, and this has indicated which metro line or which station it had occurred at.
Netizens reacted angrily towards this video after its circulation. In fact, many vented out their frustration that despite concerted efforts put forth to provide a peaceful journey by the authorities of the metro systems, disturbances have been on the rise. The viral video created a further blazing debate on individual behavior inside public transport spaces and poses questions regarding which rules to enforce on abusive behavior.
The ordeal became quite the chatter in comment sections on social media as users expressed their discontent over such incidents, clamoring for stricter measures to curb such situations. It was like saying, "It used to be the case when transgender people would ask for money at some traffic lights, and now they are in the metro, too." Someone from the comment section retorted with a tinge of humor and concern in a statement that said, "It's only a matter of time before they are asking for money in flights".
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Metro police have said that they would examine the video footage in detail, identify the people concerned, and locate the place where the incident had occurred and when. Delhi Metro officials have once again emphasized their