India, Nov. 1 -- Bengaluru police have filed a case against seven transgender women accused of assaulting and forcibly shaving the head of another transgender woman in Virat Nagar. The complaint, lodged on October 31, describes a harrowing ordeal of physical abuse and confinement.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the 24-year-old victim had been residing with one of the accused for the past five months and earned her living by seeking alms, said a report by the NDTV. On October 29, she went to KR Puram for work and stayed overnight at another acquaintance's home.

The following day, four transgender women allegedly arrived in two autorickshaws, forcibly brought her back to Virat Nagar, and confronted her for staying elsewh...