Mohali, May 15 -- The Mataur police on Wednesday said it arrested a transgender person for honey-trapping a youth while posing as a woman in Mohali's Phase 3B2 market. The action was taken after officials received a tip-off about the accused.

Addressing the media, DSP Prithvi Singh Chahal, accompanied by inspector Kulwant Singh, station house officer (SHO) of the Mataur police station, revealed that the accused, identified as Manavi, a resident of Shimla Homes, Desu Majra Road, Kharar, had been targeting people in the 3B2 market area.

Officials said the police learnt that a group of transgender individuals had been allegedly luring victims into physical encounters inside cars, secretly recording the acts and then blackmailing the victim...